Converting Customary Measurements

Converting Measurements

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Customary Measurements

• Length

• Capacity

• Mass/Weight

Length

• 1 mile = 5,280 feet

• 1 mile = 1,760 yard

• 1 yard = 3 feet

• 1 foot = 12 inches

Multiple Choice

____________ feet are in 7 miles

• 12,320 feet

• 36,960 feet

• 1,000 feet

• 20,000 feet

Multiple Choice

Jason has a piece of rope that is 2 feet long and Jeff has a piece of rope that is 3 yards long. Who has the longer piece of rope?

• Jason

• Jeff

Capacity

• 1 gallon = 4 quarts

• 1 quart = 2 pints

• 1 pint = 2 quarts

• 1 cup = 8 fluid ounces

Multiple Choice

____________ cups are in 32 fluid ounces

• 256

• 2

• 4

• 8

Multiple Choice

Mrs. Smith bought 4 quarts of milk for her family. How many pints of milk did she buy for her family?

• 4

• 8

• 16

• 20

Multiple Select

_____________ pints in 10 quarts

• 5

• 20

• 10

• 8

Weight

• 1 ton = 2,000 pounds

• 1 pound = 16 ounces

Multiple Choice

_____________ tons in 8,000 pounds

• 1,000

• 6

• 2,000

• 4

Multiple Choice

_____________ ounces in 5 pounds

• 16

• 3

• 80

• 100

Multiple Choice

One ounce is equivalent to how many pounds?

• 1/16

• 16

• 1/2,000

• 2,000

The Metric System

Meters, Liters, Grams

The Metric System

• King Henry died by drinking chocolate milk.

• Kilo-, Hecta-, Deca-, Base Unit, Deci-, Centi-, Milli-

Multiple Choice

_____________ meters (m) in 4 kilometers (km)

• 4

• 400

• 4,000

• 40

Multiple Select

Which of the following units of measurements are used in the METRIC system?

• Liters

• Inches

• Milligrams

• Cups

Multiple Choice

Mrs. Jones purchased two 2 liter diet coke at the grocery store. How many milliliters of diet coke did Mrs. Jones purchase?

• 4

• 40

• 400

• 4,000

Multiple Choice

Mr. Smith has a box that weighs 2 kilograms. What is the total weight of the boxes in grams?

• 200

• 2,000

• 0.002

• 0.2