Measurement Goal 2: Capacity and Weight
Measurement
Goal 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 Capacity
8 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 oz
1 lb 2,000 lbs or 1 T
Conversions
To change from small units into Large units : Divide
To change from Large units into smaller units
: Multiply
Change the Unit.
1. 10 pt = ___ qt
4. 16 fl oz = ___ pt
7. 1.5 T = __ lb
2. 5 c = ___ fl oz
5. 2 T = ___ lb
8. 3 gal = ___ qt
3. 3 gal = ___ pt
6. 112 oz = __ lb
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 SPECIAL
Two 1-qt
Containers 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 c
B. 5 c
C. 4 c
D. 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 oz
B. 18 oz
C. 20 oz
D. 22 oz
1 gram
Metric Capacity and Mass
Capacity
1,000 milliliters (mL) = 1 liter (L)
250 milliliters (mL) = 1 metric cup
4 metric cups = 1 liter
1,000 liters = 1 kiloliter (kL)
Mass
1,000 milligrams (mg) = 1 gram (g)
1,000 grams (g) = 1 kilogram (kg)
Choose the best estimate.
1. The mass of a strawberry a. 6 mg b. 6 g c. 6 kg
2. The dropper holds a. 3 mL b. 3 L c. 3 kL
3. The bottle of soda holds a. 1 mL b. 1 L c. 1 kL
4. The mass of a cat is a. 6 mg b. 6 g c. 6 kg
Real World Connections
1. 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, a
2-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?
