Converting Customary Units

A football field is 120 yards long, including its end zones. How many feet long is that?

1 yard = 3 feet

• 40 feet

• 300 feet

• 360 feet

• 3,600 feet

20 quarts = _____ gallons

1 gallon= 4 quarts

• 10 gallons

• 80 gallons

• 8 gallons

• 5 gallons

Jackson weighed 9 pounds when he was born. How many ounces is that?

1 pound = 16 ounces

• 144 ounces

• 90 ounces

• 3/4 ounces

• 112 ounces

8 cups = _____ fluid ounces

1 cup = 8 fluid ounces

• 1

• 16

• 64

• 164

To get a free ticket for Six Flags, you had to read for 6 hours. If a student has logged 420 minutes of reading, is this enough time?

1 hour= 60 minutes

• Yes, this is EXACTLY enough time.

• Yes, this is MORE THAN ENOUGH time.

• No, this is NOT ENOUGH time.

The average humpback whale weighs about 13 tons. The average gray whale weighs about 60,000 pounds. Which weighs more?

1 ton = 2,000 pounds

• the humpback whale

• the gray whale

Check ALL that are equivalent to 2 gallons. (Hint draw out 2 gallon mans)

1 gallon= 4 quarts

1 quart= 2 pints

1 pint= 2 cups

1 cup= 8 fluid ounces

• 8 quarts

• 16 pints

• 32 cups

• 256 tablespoons

Mrs. Butler is 36 years old. How many days old is she? (Check your work carefully - she's really old!! Then type just the number.) 1 year= 364 days

8,800 yards = _____ miles

1 mile= 1,760 yards

When converting from a LARGER unit of measure to a SMALLER unit of measure (for example from miles to feet), what OPERATION should you use?

• multiplication

• division

• addition

• subtraction