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