Homework 14-1
Name
Customary Units
of Capacity
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Capacity is the amount a container can hold, measured
in liquid units. The containers show the different units
of capacity used in customary measurements.
You can use what you know about capacity to estimate how
much liquid a container will hold.
For 1 through 7, circle the better estimate for each.
2.
1.
3.
1 c or 1 qt
2 c or 2 gal
4. Small water bottle
1 pt or 1 gal
2 c or 2 qt
5. Small flower pot
2 c or 2 gal
6. Bathroom sink
2 c or 2 gal
7. Vase
1 c or 1 qt
8. Suppose you want to fill a pot with 1 gallon of water. You
can use a container the size of a cup or a quart to fill the pot.
Which would be better to use? Explain your reasoning.
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9. Which container can hold about
30 gallons?
A
C
B
D
10. Analyze Information At the pet store,
Krystal and Thomas bought small water
bottles for their hamsters’ cages. Thomas
bought 4 bottles, and Krystal bought
5 bottles. The water bottles cost $3 each.
Each bag of hamster food costs $7. How
much did they spend on water bottles?
11. Number Sense Macy drew a rectangle
that is 9 inches long and has an area
of 45 square inches. What is the width
of Macy’s rectangle? Write and solve a
division equation to show your thinking.
12. Math and Science In science class, Jorie
pours 2 cups of water into one glass and
2 cups of milk into another glass. In her
notebook, Jorie writes that the liquids
take the shape of their containers. How
many pints of liquid did Jorie use for her
experiment?
13. Make a Graph Ms. McGill has 8
containers of liquid in her refrigerator.
Three of the containers hold a pint. 38 of
the containers hold a quart. The rest of
the containers hold a gallon. Complete
the tally chart to show how many of
each kind of container there are in the
refrigerator.
Containers in Ms. McGill’s Refrigerator
1 pint
1 quart
1 gallon
14. Extend Your Thinking List the 4 objects at the
right in order from greatest to least capacity. For
each, tell whether you would use cups, pints,
quarts, or gallons to measure its capacity.
Coffee pot
Shampoo
bottle
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