Customary and Metric Conversions
1. Ryan invited 8 friends to his party. He
bought enough soda so that he and his
friends can each drink 400 milliliters. If he
can only buy 1-liter bottles, how many liters
of soda did he buy?
Customary and Metric Conversions
1. Ryan invited 8 friends to his party. He
bought enough soda so that he and his
friends can each drink 400 milliliters. If he
can only buy 1-liter bottles, how many liters
of soda did he buy?
Ryan + 8 friends = 9 people
Customary and Metric Conversions
1. Ryan invited 8 friends to his party. He
bought enough soda so that he and his
friends can each drink 400 milliliters. If he
can only buy 1-liter bottles, how many liters
of soda did he buy?
9 x 400 =
Customary and Metric Conversions
1. Ryan invited 8 friends to his party. He
bought enough soda so that he and his
friends can each drink 400 milliliters. If he
can only buy 1-liter bottles, how many liters
of soda did he buy?
9 x 400 = 3,600 milliliters
Customary and Metric Conversions
1. Ryan invited 8 friends to his party. He
bought enough soda so that he and his
friends can each drink 400 milliliters. If he
can only buy 1-liter bottles, how many liters
of soda did he buy?
9 x 400 = 3,600 milliliters
Use STEPS to find out how places to
shift the decimals point
Convert
From milliliters to liters
Shift 3 places to left.
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1. Ryan invited 8 friends to his party. He
bought enough soda so that he and his
friends can each drink 400 milliliters. If he
can only buy 1-liter bottles, how many liters
of soda did he buy?
3,600 divided by 1,000 = 3.6 liters
Therefore he would have to buy 4 liters
to have enough for everyone.
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2. The distance between the soccer
field and the baseball park is 135 feet.
What is the length in yards?
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2. The distance between the soccer
field and the baseball park is 135 feet.
What is the length in yards?
There are 3 feet in each yard
We are going from feet to yards
We will divide by 3
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2. The distance between the soccer
field and the baseball park is 135 feet.
What is the length in yards?
135 divided by 3 = __________
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2. The distance between the soccer
field and the baseball park is 135 feet.
What is the length in yards?
135 divided by 3 = 45
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3. Leah is 53 inches tall. Her brother
is 5 inches taller than she is. What is
Luke’s height in feet and inches?
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3. Leah is 53 inches tall. Her brother
is 5 inches taller than she is. What is
Luke’s height in feet and inches?
53 inches + 5 inches = ______ inches
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3. Leah is 53 inches tall. Her brother
is 5 inches taller than she is. What is
Luke’s height in feet and inches?
58 inches
53 inches + 5 inches = ______
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3. Leah is 53 inches tall. Her brother
is 5 inches taller than she is. What is
Luke’s height in feet and inches?
58 inches
53 inches + 5 inches = ______
58 divided by 12 inches = _______ R ______
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3. Leah is 53 inches tall. Her brother
is 5 inches taller than she is. What is
Luke’s height in feet and inches?
58 inches
53 inches + 5 inches = ______
58 divided by 12 inches = 4 R. 10
or 4 feet, 10 inches
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4. Don uses 64 inches of ribbon to
make 1 bow. How many yards of
ribbon does Don need to make 6
bows?
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4. Don uses 64 inches of ribbon to
make 1 bow. How many yards of
ribbon does Don need to make 6
bows?
6 bows x 64 inches =
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4. Don uses 64 inches of ribbon to
make 1 bow. How many yards of
ribbon does Don need to make 6
bows?
6 bows x 64 inches = 384 inches
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4. Don uses 64 inches of ribbon to
make 1 bow. How many yards of
ribbon does Don need to make 6
bows?
6 bows x 64 inches = 384 inches
There are 36 inches in a yard.
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4. Don uses 64 inches of ribbon to
make 1 bow. How many yards of
ribbon does Don need to make 6
bows?
6 bows x 64 inches = 384 inches
There are 36 inches in a yard.
384 divided by 36 =
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4. Don uses 64 inches of ribbon to
make 1 bow. How many yards of
ribbon does Don need to make 6
bows?
6 bows x 64 inches = 384 inches
There are 36 inches in a yard.
384 divided by 36 = 10 R 24
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4. Don uses 64 inches of ribbon to
make 1 bow. How many yards of
ribbon does Don need to make 6
bows?
6 bows x 64 inches = 384 inches
There are 36 inches in a yard.
384 divided by 36 = 10 R 24
10 yards, 24 inches
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4. Don uses 64 inches of ribbon to
make 1 bow. How many yards of
ribbon does Don need to make 6
bows?
So Don will need 11 yards to finish
the project.
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5. Mrs. Ronald has 64 bottles of water.
If each bottle holds 1 pint of water, how
many gallons of water does Mrs.
Ronald have?
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5. Mrs. Ronald has 64 bottles of water.
If each bottle holds 1 pint of water, how
many gallons of water does Mrs.
Ronald have?
There are 8 pints in a gallon
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5. Mrs. Ronald has 64 bottles of water.
If each bottle holds 1 pint of water, how
many gallons of water does Mrs.
Ronald have?
There are 8 pints in a gallon
64 divided by 8 =
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5. Mrs. Ronald has 64 bottles of water.
If each bottle holds 1 pint of water, how
many gallons of water does Mrs.
Ronald have?
There are 8 pints in a gallon
64 divided by 8 = 8 gallons
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6. Briar filled 60 glasses with kool-aid
for the camp’s supper. If each glass
holds 1 cup of kool-aid, how many
quarts of kool-aid did Briar use?
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6. Briar filled 60 glasses with kool-aid
for the camp’s supper. If each glass
holds 1 cup of kool-aid, how many
quarts of kool-aid did Briar use?
There are 4 cups in one quart.
60 divided by 4 =
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6. Briar filled 60 glasses with kool-aid
for the camp’s supper. If each glass
holds 1 cup of kool-aid, how many
quarts of kool-aid did Briar use?
There are 4 cups in one quart.
60 divided by 4 = 15 quarts
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7. Lorraine’s backpack has a mass of
10,000 grams. What is the mass of her
backpack in kilograms?
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7. Lorraine’s backpack has a mass of
10,000 grams. What is the mass of her
backpack in kilograms?
Use STEPs
From grams to kilograms
Shift decimal point to the left 3 places
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7. Lorraine’s backpack has a mass of
10,000 grams. What is the mass of her
backpack in kilograms?
10 kilograms
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8. 566 mm = ____________ cm
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8. 566 mm = ____________ cm
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56.6 cm
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9. 7.86 L =
____________ mL
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9. 7.86 L =
____________ mL
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7,860 mL
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10. 970 cg = ____________ g
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10. 970 cg = ____________ g
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11. 5 miles = ____________ yds.
Convert
11. 5 miles = ____________ yds.
5 x 1,760 yards = ____________
Convert
12. 3 gal =
___________ c
3 x 16 = _________
Convert
13.
128 fl oz = ___________ qt
Convert
13.
128 fl oz = ___________ qt
128 divided by 32 = _____
Convert
14.
6 lbs =
____________ oz
Convert
14.
6 lbs =
____________ oz
6 x 16 = ________
Convert
15.
4 yds =
____________ in
Convert
15.
4 yds =
____________ in
4 x 36 = __________