MeasurementGoal 2: Capacity and Weight

2.01: Estimate the measure of an object in one system given the measure

of that object in another system.

Customary Units of Capacity8 fluid ounces (fl oz) = 1 cup (c)

2 cups (c) = 1 pint (pt)2 pints (pt) = 1 quart (qt)4 cups (c) = 1 quart (qt)

4 quarts (qt) = 1 gallon (gal)

Customary Units of Weight

16 ounces (oz) = 1 pound (lb)2,000 pounds (lb) = 1 ton (T)

16 oz1 lb 2,000 lbs or 1 T

ConversionsTo change from small units into Large units: DivideTo change from Large units into smaller units: Multiply

Change the Unit.

1.10 pt = ___ qt 2. 5 c = ___ fl oz 3. 3 gal = ___ pt

4.16 fl oz = ___ pt5. 2 T = ___ lb 6. 112 oz = __ lb

7.1.5 T = __ lb 8. 3 gal = ___ qt 9. 32 c = ___ qt

Al’s Deli uses 1 pt of milk in each milkshake. There are 15 milkshakes ordered. If Al has 8 quarts of milk, does he have enough for all the milkshakes? Justify your answer.

ICE CREAM SPECIALTwo 1-qtContainers For

$ 1.00 !

1 gallon for

$ 3.79 !

Toby needs to buy a gallon of ice cream for his party. He can not decide which Frost Freeze special is the better deal. He needs your assistance. Explain which is the better deal.

Getting Ready for the EOG Test

1. Heather needs 5 cups of milk from a 1-gallon container. How many cups of milk are left?A. 11 cB. 5 cC. 4 cD. 3 c

2. Ken’s skateboard weighs 5 ½ lb, and Lucy’s skateboard weighs 4 ¼ lb. How may ounces more is Ken’s skateboard?

A. 16 ozB. 18 ozC. 20 ozD. 22 oz

Metric Capacity and MassCapacity

1,000 milliliters (mL) = 1 liter (L)250 milliliters (mL) = 1 metric cup

4 metric cups = 1 liter1,000 liters = 1 kiloliter (kL)

Mass1,000 milligrams (mg) = 1 gram (g)1,000 grams (g) = 1 kilogram (kg)

1 gram

Choose the best estimate.1. The mass of

a strawberrya. 6 mgb. 6 gc. 6 kg

2. The dropper holds

a. 3 mLb. 3 Lc. 3 kL

3. The bottle of soda holds

a. 1 mLb. 1 Lc. 1 kL

4. The mass of a cat is

a. 6 mgb. 6 gc. 6 kg

Real World Connections1. Four lawn care workers drank a total of 2 L of H20. If

each drank an equal amount, how many milliliters did each worker drink?

2. A can of soda holds 355 mL. Which hold more, a2-L bottle of soda or a 6-pack of soda cans?

3. Ms. Allison needs 4 liters of juice to make a fruit punch. The cafeteria sends her 12 metric cups of juice. Does she have enough juice?

4. Doug was making muffins. He added 500 mL of H20, 125 mL of oil, and 600 mL of egg substitute to the dry ingredients. How many milliliters of liquids did he add to the recipe?