Estimating Customary Units of Measurement

Choose the unit most likely to be used for measuring:

The capacity of a glass

• l

• ml

Is a hot tub more, about the same, or less than a liter?

• more than a liter

• about the same as a liter

• less than a liter

Select all units that measure volume.

• Cups

• Grams

• Pints

• Millimeters

• Gallons

• A.

• B.

• C.

• D.

Which would you use to measure the length of a football field?

• miles

• feet

• yards

• gallons

Is a mug more, about the same, or less than a liter?

• more than a liter

• about the same as a liter

• less than a liter

• A.

• B.

• C.

• D.

Which choice best represents the height of a two-story house?

• 6 miles

• 6 yards

• 6 feet

• 6 inches

George told his teacher that he spent over 21,000 seconds working on his homework. What would be the MOST appropriate unit of time for George to use? Convert to those units. There will be more than one correct answer, choose the most appropriate answer.

• Hours; about 5 hours and 50 minutes

• Hours; about 5.83333 hours

• Minutes; 350 minutes

• Minutes; 875 minutes

What appropriate unit of measurement would you use to measure a highway

• inches

• feet

• yards

• miles