Customary System Conversions

Imran and Fatima are preparing a meal for their Iftar during Ramadan. They need to measure 16 ounces of dates for the recipe. If they want to convert this measurement to pounds, how many pounds of dates do they need to measure?

• 1 pound

• 1.5 pounds

• 2 pounds

• 0.5 pounds

Mohammed and Fatima are helping their father in the mosque. They found a large stone that they want to move, but it's too heavy. If the stone weighs 4000 pounds, it is (a)   tons.

• 1 ton

• 1.5 tons

• 2 tons

• 2.5 tons

Abdullah, Fatima, and Ahmed are planning a community Iftar. Abdullah brings a cooler with 2 gallons of lemonade, Fatima brings a cooler with 3 quarts of Zamzam water, and Ahmed brings a cooler with 4 pints of date juice. They have (a)   quarts of drinks in total for the Iftar.

• 14 quarts

• 16 quarts

• 18 quarts

• 12 quarts

Convert Customary Units of Capacity involve:

• fluid ounces, cups, pints, quarts, and gallons

• pounds, ounces, and tons

• kilometers, meters, centimeters, and millimeters

• inches, feet, yards, and miles

What was the name of these types of conversions?

• Customary Lengths

• Customary Capacity

• Time Conversions

• Metric Lengths

1 quart = ____ pints

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

2 pints =

• 1 gallon

• 1 quart

• 1 cup

To convert a smaller unit to a larger unit you 

• multiply

• add

• divide

• subtract

2 pints =

• gallon

• quart

• cup

2 Gallons = _______ pints