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