Customary MeasurementLength, Capacity, and Weight

By Scott Mangum

Mississippi Benchmark

• 2b - Determine appropriate units for measurement of mass, length, distance, volume, and time in the standard (English and metric) systems.

Customary Length

• 12 inches (in) = 1 foot (ft)• 36 inches = 3 feet or 1 yard (yd)• 5,280 feet = 1 mile (mi)

To change from a larger unit of

measure to a smaller unit, MULTIPLY.

To change from a smaller unit of

measure to a larger unit, DIVIDE.

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Customary Length

• A mile is about half the length of Talladega Super Speedway.

• Talladega is 2.9 miles long.

Talladega Super Speedway

This represents

about 1 mile.

Customary Length

• A yard is about the length of a walking stick.

Customary Length

• A foot is about the length of a floor tile.

Customary Length

• An inch is about the length of a drink bottle top.

Customary Capacity

• 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal)• 2 pints = 1 quart (qt)• 2 cups = 1 pint (pt)• 8 fluid ounces (fl oz) = 1 cup (c)

To change from a larger unit of

measure to a smaller unit, MULTIPLY.

To change from a smaller unit of

measure to a larger unit, DIVIDE.

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Meet Mr. Gallon 1 gallon

Meet Mr. Gallon

4 quarts

Meet Mr. Gallon

8 pints

Meet Mr. Gallon

16 cups

Customary Weight

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

To change from a larger unit of

measure to a smaller unit, MULTIPLY.

To change from a smaller unit of

measure to a larger unit, DIVIDE.

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booklet page 12

Customary Weight

• A small car weighs about a ton.

Customary Weight

• A bag of coffee weighs about 1 pound.

Customary Weight

• An ounce weighs the same as 8 nickels.