customary units
Name 2 customary units for measuring length.
inches, feet, yards, miles
Sal is mixing plant food for his garden. The plant food requires 5 1/2 gallons of water, but Sal’s measuring container only has marks for pints. How many pints of water should Sal measure?
44 pints
100
Complete the conversion.
40 cm = m
0.4m
354.6 mm = ___ cm
35.46 cm
Name 2 customary units for measuring weight or mass.
ounces, pounds, tons
Complete the conversion.
7 c = pt
3.5 pt
How many millimeters are in 1 meter?
1,000
6,000 m = ____ km
5.5 gal = ___ qt
22 qt
Name 2 customary units for measuring liquid volume.
fluid ounces, cups, pints, quarts, gallons
4.5 gal = ____ qt
18 qt
What is the base unit for weight or mass?
gram
On the Red Trail, the distance between point A and point B is 7.3 kilometers. You walked this distance back and forth. What is the distance you walked in meters?
14,600 m
0.67 km = ___ hm
6.7
1 lb = ___ oz
16
2 mi = ____ ft
10,560 ft
What is the base unit for liquid capacity?
liter
Stan has a bag of 15 necklaces. Each necklace is 50 centimeters long. What is the combined length of the necklaces in meters?
7.5 m;
The combined length is 15 x 50, or 750 cm. To convert the length to meters, divide by 100: 750/100 = 7.5.
0.67 km = ____ mm
670,000 mm
1 ton = ____ lbs
2,000
Hugo is serving fruit sorbet at his party. He has 1 gallon of fruit sorbet to serve to 32 friends. If each person receives the same amount, how many cups of fruit sorbet will each person get?
2 cups;
Sample answer: One gallon is
equal to 16 cups. Divide 16 cups equally
among 32 people: 16 ÷ 32 = 1
2 cups.
How many centiliters are in a kiloliter?
100,000
7.895 km = ___ cm
789,500 cm
Which system is only used in the US?
The customary system