Customary Units
39,600 ft = _____mi
7.5 miles
The most appropriate metric unit to measure the mass of a penny. Grams or oz
What is a grams
8 in = ____cm
What is 20 cm.
On a certain road map, the scale is 1 inch = 6 miles. Aurora Springs and Glendale are 7 inches apart on the map. What is the actual distance between Aurora Springs and Glendale?
42 miles
30 ft = ____ m
What is approximately 9.15 meters.
In the United States in 2003, the average person drank about 22 gallons of milk. Find this rate in quarts per month.
What is 7.3 qt per month.
Trayvon bought 2 gallons of milk at the supermarket. How many pints of milk did he buy?
use a conversion factor
16 pints
The ratio of boys to girls in Anya’s class is 10 to 15. There are 20 boys. How many girls are there?
What is 30
Jason bought 3.5 gallons of water. How many cups of water did he buy?
Use a conversion factor
56 cups
3.5 gallons x 4 qt x 2 pts x 2 cups =
1 1 gal 1 qt 1 pt
Dora cut a piece of string that is 2.5 meters long. What is the length of the piece of string in millimeters?
Use a conversion factor.
What is 2500 mm.
You want to measure the length of a ribbon in inches. You only have a centimeter ruler. The length of the ribbon is 16 cm. Is the ribbon longer or shorter than 16 inches? How many inches long is it?
shorter than 16 inches; about 6.3 inches
It takes Benjamin 28 minutes to mow2 lawns. Assuming the lawns are the same size and Benjamin works at the same speed, about how long will it take him to mow 5 lawns?
70
A typical student ruler is 12 inches long. How long would two rulers be in centimeters?
What is 60.96 cm.
On a certain map, 2.5 inches represents 15 miles. Bay City and Greenwood are 4 inches apart on the map. What is the actual distance between Bay City and Greenwood?
What is 24