Warm Up’s

Warm Up’s

• The U.S. customary units: – are more commonly known in the US as

English units or standard units.– are the non-metric units of measurement

that are presently used in the United States.

• Length is measured in…

–Inches

–Feet

–Yards

–And Miles

• Inches (in. or ”)– The end of your thumb to your first joint is about

1 inch long. • Foot (ft. or ’)

– An egg carton is about a foot long.– There are 12 inches in a foot.

• Yards (yd. or yds.)– A standard doorway is about a yard in width.– There are 3 feet in a yard.

• Miles (mi.)– A mile is about 2000 steps.– There are 1,760 yards in a mile.

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INCHES FEET DIVIDE BY 12

INCHES YARDS DIVIDE BY 36

INCHES MILES DIVIDE BY 63,360

FEET INCHES MULTIPLY BY 12

FEET YARDS DIVIDE BY 3

FEET MILES DIVIDE BY 5,280

YARDS INCHES MULTIPLY BY 36

YARDS FEET MULTIPLY BY 3

YARDS MILES DIVIDE BY 1,760

MILES INCHES MULTIPLY BY 63,360

MILES FEET MULTIPLY BY 5,280

MILES YARDS MULTIPLY BY 1,760

•Weight is measured in…•Ounces•Pounds•And Tons

• Ounces (oz.)– A serving of dry cereal weighs about one

ounce.

• Pounds (lb. or lbs.)– A loaf of bread is about a pound. – There are 16 ounces in a pound.

• Tons (T. or Ts.)– A small car may weigh about a ton.– There are 2000 pounds in a ton.

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OUNCES POUNDS DIVIDE BY 16

OUNCES TONS DIVIDE BY 32,000

POUNDS OUNCES MULTIPLY BY 16

POUNDS TONS DIVIDE BY 2,000

TONS OUNCES MULTIPLY BY 32,000

TONS POUNDS MULTIPLY BY 2,000

• Capacity is measured in…– Fluid Ounces

– Cups

– Pints

– Quarts

– And Gallons

• Fluid Ounces (fl. oz.)– About a gulp of liquid.

• Cups (c.)– A regular cup of coffee is about a cup. – There are 8 fluid ounces in a cup.

• Pints (pt.)– A small bottle of cola are about a pint.– There are 2 cups in a pint.

• Quarts (qt.)– Oil is usually found in quart containers.– There are 2 pints in a quart.

• Gallons (gal.)– Milk is commonly found in gallon containers.– There are 4 quarts in a gallon.

To Go From… To… You need to.. This amount.FLUID OUNCES CUPS DIVIDE BY 8

FLUID OUNCES PINTS DIVIDE BY 16

FLUID OUNCES QUARTS DIVIDE BY 32

FLUID OUNCES GALLON DIVIDE BY 128

CUPS FLUID OUNCES MULTIPLY BY 8

CUPS PINTS DIVIDE BY 2

CUPS QUARTS DIVIDE BY 4

CUPS GALLONS DIVIDE BY 16

PINTS FLUID OUNCES MULTIPLY BY 16

PINTS CUPS MULTIPLY BY 2

PINTS QUARTS DIVIDE BY 2

PINTS GALLONS DIVIDE BY 8

QUARTS FLUID OUNCES MULTIPLY BY 32

QUARTS CUPS MULTIPLY BY 4

QUARTS PINTS MULTIPLY BY 2

QUARTS GALLONS DIVIDE BY 4

GALLONS FLUID OUNCES MULTIPLY BY 128

GALLONS CUPS MULTIPLY BY 16

GALLONS PINTS MULTIPLY BY 8

GALLONS QUARTS MULTIPLY BY 4

• Time is measured in…– Seconds– Minutes– Hours– Days– Weeks– Months– Years

• Seconds (sec.)– About the time to say second.

• Minutes (min.)– The time of a most commercials. – There are 60 seconds in a minute.

• Hours (hr.)– About the time it takes to watch two different TV cartoons.– There are 60 minutes in an hour.

• Days – There are 24 hours in a day.

• Weeks (wk.)– There are 7 days in a week.

• Months (mo.)– There may be 4 or 5 weeks in a month.

• Year (yr.)– There are 12 months in a year.

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SECONDS MINUTES DIVIDE BY 60

SECONDS HOURS DIVIDE BY 360

SECONDS DAYS DIVIDE BY 86,400

SECONDS WEEKS DIVIDE BY 604,800

SECONDS YEARS DIVIDE BY 31,536,000

MINUTES SECONDS MULTIPYL BY 60

MINUTES HOURS DIVIDE BY 60

MINUTES DAYS DIVIDE BY 1,440

MINUTES WEEKS DIVIDE BY 10,080

MINUTES YEARS DIVIDE BY 525,600

HOURS SECONDS MULTIPLY BY 360

HOURS DAYS DIVIDE BY 24

HOURS WEEKS DIVIDE BY 168

HOURS YEARS DIVIDE BY 8,760

To Go From… To… You need to.. This amount.

DAYS SECONDS MULTIPLY BY 86,400

DAYS MINUTES MULTIPY BY 1,440

DAYS HOURS MULTIPY BY 24

DAYS WEEKS DIVIDE BY 7

DAYS YEARS DIVIDE BY 365

WEEKS SECONDS MULTIPLY BY 604,800

WEEKS MINUTES MULTIPLY BY 10,080

WEEKS HOURS MULTIPLY BY 168

WEEKS DAYS MULTIPLY BY 7

WEEKS YEARS DIVIDE BY 52

MONTHS YEARS DIVIDE BY 12

YEARS SECONDS MULTIPLY BY 31,536,000

YEARS MINUTES MULTIPLY BY 525,600

YEARS HOURS MULTIPLY BY 8,760

YEARS DAYS MULTIPLY BY 365

YEARS WEEKS MULTIPLY BY 52

YEARS MONTHS MULTIPLY BY 12