Capacity Choices Unit 8 Mrs. Starr’s Math Class
Capacity Choices We will be going over several examples and you will pick the best measurement based on the information given to you. You need to have your math chart out, your composition notebook, and a pencil. You will write your answers in your composition notebook.
Capacity Choices Oil for a car A drinking glass Cup Pint Gallon Quart Gallon Pint Quart
Capacity Choices A gas can A large jug of milk Quart Pint Gallon Quart Pint Gallon
Capacity Choices A small cafeteria size carton of milk A can of house paint Quart Cup Gallon Quart Pint Gallon
Capacity Choices A can of soup A pitcher of lemonade Quart Cup Gallon Cup Pint Quart
Capacity Choices A bottle of soda A spoonful of cream Milliliter Liter Milliliter Liter
Capacity Choices A bathtub of water A medicine dropper Milliliter Liter Milliliter Liter
Capacity Choices A soup pot A coffee mug Milliliter Liter Milliliter Liter
Capacity Choices A bottle of cough syrup A fish tank Milliliter Liter Milliliter Liter
Capacity Choices A bottle of cough syrup A fish tank Milliliter Liter Milliliter Liter
Questions 1 tons 2000 lbs 7 tons 14,000 lbs 1lb 16 oz 3.5 lbs 56 oz 1 x 7 = x 7 = 14,000 1 x 3.5 = x 3 = 48 ½ (.5) of 16 = = 56
Questions 1 cup 8 oz64 oz 1 gl 4 qts 7 lbs 28qts 8 cups 1 x 8 = 8 8 x 8 = 64 1 x 7 = 7 4 x 7 = 28
Questions 1 L 1,000 ml 7 L 7,000 ml 1L 1,000 ml 3.5 L 3,500 ml 1 x 7 = 7 1,000 x 7,000 = 7,000 1 x 3.5 = 3.5 1,000 x 3 = 3,000 ½(.5) of 1,000 = 500 3, = 3,500
Independent Work Put your name and today’s date ( February 7 th, 2012) Get out a clean sheet of paper Title is Changing Metric and Customary Measurements Copy the following problems on your paper and set them up a proportion Work out the problems, showing any work needed.