REVIEW: Converting Customary Units
Key Concept and Vocabulary
Length
1 ft = 12 in.
1 yd = 3 ft
1 mi = 5280 ft
Volume
1 Tbsp = 3 tsp
1 fl oz = 2 Tbsp
1 cup = 16 Tbsp
1 cup = 8 fl oz
Weight
1 pt = 2 cups
1 lb = 16 oz
1 qt = 4 cups
1 ton = 2000 lb
1 gal = 4 qt
Name ___________________________________
Visual Model
gallon
Customary
Units
OPEN
half gallon
GRADE A
quart
MILK
VITAMIN D
NEPO
OPEN
pint
Skill Examples
Application Example
⋅ 121 ftin.
5280 ft
1.5 mi = 1.5 mi ⋅ — = 7920 ft
1 mi
1
1
16 oz
2— lb = 2— lb ⋅ — = 36 oz
4
4
1 lb
4 cups
5 qt = 5 qt ⋅ — = 20 cups
1 qt
1. 3 ft = 3 ft — = 36 in.
2.
3.
4.
PRACTICE
MAKES
cup
5. A typical SUV weighs
about 2.5 tons. How
many pounds is that?
lb
⋅ 2000
1 ton
2.5 tons = 2.5 tons —
It is 5000 pounds.
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Complete the unit conversion.
1
4
6. 3 mi = _______ ft
7. 3 in. = _______ ft
9. 4 ft = _______ yd
10. 4 ft = _______ in.
12. 32 oz = _______ lb
13. — ton = _______ lb
14. 2.5 lb = _______ oz
15. 6 cups = _______ qt
16. 2 cups = _______ fl oz
17. 64 oz = _______ gal
3
4
8. — mi = _______ ft
11. 1760 yd = _______ mi
RECIPES Find the number of cups and the number of fluid ounces.
18.
19.
1 QT
______ cups = ______ fl oz
20.
1 QT
______ cups = ______ fl oz
1 QT
______ cups = ______ fl oz
21. SPEED A parachutist falls at a speed of about 12 miles per hour.
Find this speed in feet per second.
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