Converting customary measures of length, weight, and capacity
JANUARY 22, 2013
WHAT IS A CUSTOMARY MEASUREMENT?
The measurement system that
includes units such as inch,
foot, pounds, quarts; etc.
WHAT IS LENGTH?
How long something is from
one end to the other; a
distance measurement; etc.
LENGTH
Length is the distance from
one point to another.
WHAT ARE SOME INSTANCES WHERE YOU
MIGHT NEED A PRECISE MEASUREMENT FOR
LENGTH OR DISTANCE?
Fencing for a garden; your
height; etc.
HOW DID YOU DECIDE THE
ESTIMATED MEASURE OF
EACH CLASSROOM ITEM
YOU CHOSE?
WHAT FRACTIONAL PARTS IS 1 INCH DIVIDED
INTO?
LET’S MEASURE A CRAYON!
List two items that would be about the
same length as each measurement
given:
1. 1 inch __________
2. 13 yards _____________
3. 4 inches ______________
4. 1 foot ________________
5. 0.5 inch _____________
6. 10 miles _________________
What customary unit would you
use to measure the following?
7. baseball _______________
8. driveway ________________
9. distance from New York to Los
Angeles _________________
10. train ___________________
11. telephone ______________
12. refrigerator ___________
SOLVE:
13. Jenny has 3 bananas that are 6
inches long. If she lays them end-toend, how long will the line of bananas
be?
14. Brice needs 2 feet of ribbon to tie a
bow around a birthday present. He
has 3 feet. Does he have enough?
SOLVE:
15. What tool would you use to
measure a football field? In what unit
will your results be?
16. Kelly has 6 notebooks, each 1.5
inches thick. If she stacks the
notebooks together, how tall would the
stack be?
SOLVE:
17.Clark says that his parents’ car is 96
units long. Which customary unit of
length was each person using?
18.Thomas says that a tree in his yard
is a mile high. Is his clain
reasonable? Explain.
SOLVE:
19. Rosa is 64 inches tall. Kathleen is
5 ft 4 inches tall. Who is taller?
20. The school is 27 yards away from
the public library. Additionally, the
school is 108 feet away from the
train station. Which is the school
closer to, the library or the train
station?
SOLVE:
21.Amani is standing 15 feet from the
water fountain. Dimitri is standing
132 inches from the water fountain.
Who is standing closest to the
fountain?
22. Morgan says that her brother is 2
yards tall. How many feet tall is he?
How many inches?
COMPLETE:
23. 5 ft=____ in.
24. 36 in.=____ft
25. 3 miles=___ yd
26. 108 inches=______ yd
27. ______ in.= 20 feet
28. 5 ft 5 in.=_________ in.
29. 90 ft=__________ in.
COMPLETE:
26. 90 ft=_______ in.
27. 23,760 ft=________ mi
28. 2 miles=________yd
29. 24 ft=________yd
30. _______ in.= 1 yd
31. 60 ft= _____ yard
32. _________ft= 9 in.
COMPLETE:
33. 90 ft=_______ in.
34. 23,760 ft=________ mi
35. 2 miles=________yd
36. 24 ft=________yd
37. _______ in.= 1 yd
38. 60 ft= _____ yard
39. _________ft= 9 in.
40. 3 yards=_____ in.