Customary Measurements
How many inches are in a foot
12
Carla makes 6 liters of punch and pours it into 800 mL bottles. How many bottles can she fill?
7 bottles
How many millimeters are in a centimeter?
10
Which is the largest unit of measurement?
a. millimeter
b. kilogram
c. centiliter
b. kilogram
How many seconds are in 1 hour?
3600
2 feet = _____ inches
24
Eileen plants a tree that is 2 meters tall in her yard. Which of the following is equivalent to 2 meters?
a. 200 mm
b. 20 cm
c. 200 km
d. 2000 mm
d. 2000 mm
3 cm = _____ mm
30
Which measurement would you use to measure a pencil?
a. ounces
b. gallons
c. pounds
a. ounces
5 min = _____ seconds
300
2 cups = _____ fl. oz.
8
Mary needs a board 4 feet 8 inches long. She cut a board 56 inches long. Is she correct?
yes
0.5 L = ____ mL
500
You need to fill an aquarium in your house. What unit of measure would be appropriate for determining how much water needs to be added?
a. pounds
b. gallons
c. fl. oz.
b. gallons
45 min = ____ hours
0.75
What is 2.5 feet equivalent to in yards?
0.83
Chad and Rhoda are hanging a swing. Chad cut a piece of chain 6 feet 2 inches long. Rhoda cut a piece of chain 72 inches long. When they hung the swing, it was crooked. Why did this happen?
Chad’s chain is 74 inches long, but Rhoda’s chain is only 72 inches long. Since Chad and Rhoda used unequal lengths of chain, the swing was crooked.
6.73 cm = _____ km
0.000673
Which is the longer time: 5 minutes, 25 seconds, or 315 seconds? Explain.
5 minutes, 25 seconds is longer because if you convert it to all seconds it would be 325 seconds, which is longer than 315.
2 min = ____ hours
0.033
3.75 pounds = ______ oz
56
Leslie is making these two recipes. Which takes longer to make, the strawberry bread or the spaghetti sauce? How many minutes longer?
Strawberry Bread: prep time-20 min, bake time-55 min
Spaghetti Sauce: prep time-10 min, bake time-1 1/2 hours
Spaghetti Sauce-25 minutes longer
0.45 kg = _________ mg
450000
You are building a treehouse for your neighbor. You need to measure and buy wood at Lowes. What unit of measure makes the most sense to measure the wood?
yards or meters
How many minutes are in one day?
1400