6-4 Measurement: Changing Customary Units

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6-4 Measurement Changing Customary Units
Customary Units Customary Units
Type of Measure Larger Unit Smaller Unit
Length 1 foot (ft) 12 inches (in) 1 yard (yd) 3 feet 1 mile (mi) 5280 feet
Weight 1 pound (lb) 16 ounces (oz) 1 ton (T) 2,000 pounds
Capacity 1 cup (c) 8 fluid ounces 1 pint (pt) 2 cups 1 quart (qt) 2 pints 1 gallon (gal) 4 quarts
(fl oz)
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Ex 1 Convert 2 miles to feet.
Ex 2 The elevator in an office building has a
weight limit posted of one and a half tons. How
many pounds can the elevator safely hold?
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Ex 3 Convert 11 cups into pints.
Ex 4 Tracy kicked a soccer ball 1,000 inches.
How many feet did she kick the ball?
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Ex 5 Paul made 6 pints of lemonade and poured it
into 10 glasses equally. How many cups of
lemonade did each glass contain?
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Your Turn
Complete.
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10. 18 ft. yd
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Practice TB Pg. 301 10-21