Benchmarks
Customary Units of Length
Customary Units of Weight
Customary Units of Capacity
Units of Time
100
A length of a football field
inches, feet, or yards
yards
100
How many inches in 1 foot?
12 inches
100
One pound = ___________ ounces
16 ounces
100
How many fluid ounces are in a cup?
8 fluid ounces
100
1hour = __________ minutes
60 minutes
200
The weight of a pumpkin
ounces or pounds
pounds
200
How many feet in 1 yard?
3 feet
200
1 ton = ________pounds
2,000
200
How many quarts in gallon?
4 quarts
200
1 minute = _________seconds
60 seconds
300
The amount of water in a fish tank
10 cups or 10 gallons
10 gallons
300
How many inches in 1 yard?
36 inches
300
3 pounds = _________ounces
48 ounces
300
2 pints= _________cups
2 pints x 2 cups = 4 cups
300
2 hours = ___________ minutes
120 minutes
400
Height of a computer
inch, foot, yard
foot
400
3 feet = _________inches
36 inches
400
4 tons = _________ pounds
8,000
400
1 quart = ________pints
2 pints
400
List the units of time from least to greatest.
seconds, minutes, hours
500
Weight of a table
pound or ounce
pound
500
4 yards = _________ feet
12 feet
500
Bobby had 4 bags of clothes that weighed 50 pounds. He wanted to convert the weight of the clothes to a smaller unit.
What customary unit of weight should Bobby convert to?
ounces
500
4 gallons = _________quarts
16 quarts
500
5 minutes = __________seconds
300 seconds
600
Amount of water in a tub
40 cups or 40 gallons
40 gallons
600
7 feet = ________ inches
84 inches
600
This table is incorrect. You can not convert feet to ounces.
600
8 quarts = ________cups
8 x 4 = 32 cups
1 quart = 4 cups
600
2 weeks _______days
2 x 7 = 14 days
700
Length of a car
12 feet or 12 miles
12 feet
700
3 yards = _________ inches
36 + 36 + 36 = 108 inches
700
2 pounds =_______ounces
32 ounces
700
5 pints = ________cups
5 x 2 = 10 cups
1 pint = 2 cups
700
2 years = _________months
24 months
800
James estimated that there are more quarts than cups in a gallon of water.
Is James' estimate reasonable? Explain your answer.
There are more cups than quarts in a gallon.
1 gallon = 4 quarts
1 gallon = 8 pints
1 gallon = 16 cups
800
5 feet = ______inches
60 inches
800
96 ounces = _________ pounds
6 pounds
800
7 gallons = ________ pints
7 x 8 = 56 pints
1 gallon = 8 pints
800
2 years = _______days
730 days
900
Ricardo