Estimating Liquid Volume in Units

A corn plant gives off about 9 gallons of water each month during the growing season. How many pints of water does the corn plant give off each month?

• 144 pints

• 36 pints

• 72 pints

• 18 pints

Ken makes 6 quarts of fruit juice. He serves the juice in glasses that hold 1 cup. How many glasses of fruit juice does Ken serve?

• 12 glasses

• 24 glasses

• 96 glasses

• 48 glasses

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Marty’s pitcher holds 64 ounces of water. She drinks 4 cups of water in the morning and 2 cups in the afternoon. How much water is left in the pitcher?

• 40 ounces

• 52 ounces

• 32 ounces

• 16 ounces

A pitcher contains 5 quarts of water. How many cups of water does the pitcher contain?

• 4 cups

• 10 cups

• 20 cups

• 40 cups

Michael has a pail that holds 5 gallons of water. How many quarts of water does the pail hold?

• 40 quarts

• 20 quarts

• 10 quarts

• 15 quarts

Emily needs 12 cups of fruit juice for a punch recipe. The juice comes in quart bottles. How many bottles of juice should Emily buy?

• 6

• 4

• 2

• 3

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Marsha’s thermos holds 3 pints of tea. She drinks 2 cups of tea on her break and 1 cup of tea for lunch. How many cups of tea are left in the thermos?

• 3 cups

• 2 cups

• 6 cups

• 4 cups

Multi-Step

Each batch of pancakes Arlo makes needs 2 cups of milk. How many batches of pancakes can Arlo make with 2 quarts of milk?

• 8

• 4

• 2

• 16

Multi-Step

Antonia made 64 fluid ounces of jam. How many pint jars can Antonia fill with the jam?

• 6

• 2

• 4

• 8

Multi-Step

Peter’s glasses each hold 8 fluid ounces. How many glasses of juice can Peter pour from a bottle that holds 2 quarts?

• 8

• 4

• 16

• 12