Customary Conversions Quick Check

Jeff’s new truck weighs 1.5 tons. In order to find out how many pounds Jeff's truck weighs, which operation would you use?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

Answer explanation

Horse to Fly: Multiply!

When converting from Tons to pounds, we will multiply!

Mark drinks 32 fluid ounces of orange juice each week. How many cups of orange juice does he drink each week?

• 6 Cups

• 4 Cups

• 256 Cups

• 512 Cups

Answer explanation

Fly to Horse: Divide of Course!

Fluid ounces are smaller than cups, so we would divide.

32 / 8 = 4.

Margaret’s recipe calls for 0.5 pound of hamburger meat. How many ounces are in 0.5 of a pound?

• 8.5 ounces

• 16.5 ounces

• 4 ounces

• 8 ounces

Answer explanation

Horse to fly: Multiply!

When going from pounds to ounces, we multiply!

0.5 x 16 = 8 ounces.

Susan brought 2 gallons of punch to the party. Just before the party, she added 1 quart of ginger ale to the punch. How many quarts of punch does she have, now?

• 9 quarts

• 8 quarts

• 18 quarts

• 16 quarts

Answer explanation

Horse to fly: Multiply!

1 Gallon = 4 Quarts, so 2 Gallons = 8 Quarts. But, Susan added 1 more quart.

2 x 4 = 8

8 + 1 = 9

What unit of measurement is equivalent to 5 yards?

• 60 INCHES

• 3 FEET

• 15 FEET

• 15 INCHES

Answer explanation

Horse to Fly: Multiply!

1 Yard = 3 Feet, so

5 Yards = 15 Feet

5 x 3 = 15

What measurement is 1/8 of a cup?

• 1 Pint

• 1 Fluid Ounce

• 1 Gallon

• 1 Quart

Answer explanation

If it takes 8 ounces to make 1 cup, then 1 cup = 1/8 ounce.