Capacity
a juice box holds a cup or a gallon
a cup
What do you use to measure length? (name 2)
ruler, yardstick, tape measure
Which weighs more a 10 lb. bowling ball or 10 lbs. of feathers?
they are the same
A box of pens holds 20 pens. Each pen is 5 inches long. If the pens are lined up end to end how long will the line of pens be?
100 inches
a fish tank holds 10 gallons or 10 cups
10 gallons
the amount of inches in a foot
What is 12
A baseball weights 2 ounces or 2 pounds?
2 ounces
A box of pencils holds 30 pencils. Each pencil is 6 inches long. The pencils are lined up end to end. How long is the line of pencils in inches if 3 pencils are removed before the line is measured?
171 inches
a swimming pool is measured in....
gallons
Length of a school bus: 10 feet or 10 yards?
10 yards
Weight is measured in what units?
ounces, pounds, and tons
There are some pieces of string on the table. Each string is 6 inches long. If all of the strings are lined up next to each and the length of all of the strings is 54 inches, how many strings were on the table?
54 divided by 6 = 9
9 strings
A pitcher holds 3 quart of lemonade.
If you fill 9 pitchers, how much lemonade is there?
27 quarts
A jump rope is 8 feet long.
About how long would 3 jump ropes be placed end to end?
24 feet
How many ounces are in a pound?
16
There are some pieces of string on the table. Each string is 7 inches long. All but 3 of the strings are lined up end to end. If 6 of the strings are lined up, how long would the line of strings be if all of the strings were laid end to end?
7 x 6 = 42 inches
(extra information problem)
Maria says:
“Two pints is the same as two cups.”
Is Maria correct?
No, because 1 pint = 2 cups
A sidewalk is 20 feet long.
About how long would 5 sidewalks be if placed end to end?
100 feet
A dog might weigh about 60 pounds or 60 ounces?
60 pounds
A student walks 1 mile to school each day.
How far does the student walk in 6 weeks?
42 miles