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Understanding
Name
13-2
Vocabulary
1. Capacity is the amount of liquid a container can hold. Capacity can
be measured using gallons, quarts, pints, cups, and fluid ounces.
Complete the conversion table.
Customary Units of Capacity
1 qt
1pt 1 pt
1 cup (c) = 8 fluid ounces (fl oz)
1 pint (pt) =
1gal
1qt
1 qt
1pt 1 pt 1 pt 1 pt
1 qt
1 pt 1pt
1c 1c 1c 1c 1c 1c 1c 1c 1c 1c 1c 1c 1c 1c 1c 1c
c = 16 fl oz
1 quart (qt) =
pt =
1 gallon (gal) =
qt =
c
pt
2. How many cups are in 2 quarts? Multiply when converting
a larger unit to a smaller unit.
1 quart =
cups
2 quarts = ? cups
2×
=
cups
Number Cups per
of quarts quart
cups in 2 quarts.
There are
3. How many pints are in 312 quarts?
1 quart =
(
)
pints
312 × 2 = 3 + 12 × 2
(
) + 12 ×
= (3 ×
=
Break apart 312 .
)
+
Multiply.
=
There are
Use the Distributive Property.
Add.
pints in 312 quarts.
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4. How many 1-quart containers will it take to fill a 10-gallon bucket?
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