Customary Units of Length
4 yards = ? feet
Miss O'Dea's car probably weighs about
a. 200 pounds
b. 2,000 ounces
c. 2 tons
2 tons
How many cups are in 3 quarts?
6 cups
Name a tool that you can use to measure length.
Ruler, yardstick, tape measure, etc.
How many feet are in 4 miles?
21,120 feet
8 feet = ? inches
96 inches
How many ounces are in 6 pounds?
96 ounces
A soup recipe calls for 5 cups of chicken broth. How many fluid ounces is that?
40 fluid ounces
You can measure length, weight, and liquid volume using customary units OR what other group of units?
Metric units
How many fluid ounces are in 1 quart?
32 fluid ounces
Compare using <, >, or =
7 feet _____ 70 inches
7 feet > 70 inches
(7 feet = 84 inches)
Gael ate 24 ounces of Mac-n-cheese at lunch. Chris ate 2 pounds. Who ate the most?
Chris did. 2 pounds = 32 ounces
Compare using <, >, or =
12 pints _____ 18 cups
12 pints > 18 cups
(12 pints = 24 cups)
Which of the following items is measure in units of liquid volume:
Peaches, milk, paint, oil, gravel, soup, lumber
Milk, paint, oil, and soup
How many ounces are in 2 tons?
64,000 ounces
What fraction of a foot is 1 inch?
1/12
What fraction of a pound is 1 ounce?
1/16
What fraction of a gallon is 1 quart?
1/4
Name the customary units you would use to measure:
a. the length of a caterpillar
b. the distance from Champaign to Chicago
c. the height of the Holy Cross Church steeple
a. inches
b. miles
c. feet
How many yards are in 9 miles?
15, 840 yards
Put these lengths in order from LEAST to GREATEST:
3 yards, 5 feet, 100 inches
5 feet, 100 inches, 3 yards
There are 14 tons of rubber mulch on our school playground. How many pounds is that?
28,000 pounds
Miss O'Dea bought 2 quarts of chocolate, 3 quarts of vanilla, and 1 quart of strawberry ice cream. How many pints of ice cream did she buy in all?
24 pints
Miss Katrina has 6 yards of ribbon. Students only need a piece that is 1 foot long for a project. How many students will be able to use a piece of that ribbon?
72 students
How many minutes are in 1 day?
1,400 minutes