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1 Customary Measure of Length Length Video
inches (in.) feet (ft.) yards (yds.) miles (mi.)

2 Inch (in.) An inch is about the length of one paper clip.
A quarter is about an inch wide.

3 Feet (ft) 12 in. = 1 ft A foot is about the length of a textbook.
A foot is about the length of a floor tile.

4 Yard (yd) 3 ft = 1 yd 36 in = 1 yd

5 Mile (mi) - measures distance
1mi = 63,360 in 1mi = 5,280 ft 1mi = 1,760yd

6 In context problems…. Patrice found a book that was 3 in. thick. She stacked it with 6 other books that were the same thickness. How tall was the stack in feet? Addison needs 6 feet of string for an art project. Her teacher gave her 3 pieces of string, each measuring 2 ½ feet. Does she have enough string? Explain.

7 In context problems…. Clark says that his parents’ car is 96 units long. Jay says that his parents’ car is 8 units long. Which customary unit of length was each person using? Kaitlyn designed a bridesmaid dress for her wedding that required 4 yards of fabric. If there are 12 bridesmaids in her wedding, how many feet are needed to make all of the dresses?

8 Customary Measure Of Capacity Capacity Video

9 a unit of capacity equal to one sixteenth of a pint
Fluid Ounces (fl oz) a unit of capacity equal to one sixteenth of a pint

10 Cups (c) 1c = 8fl oz

11 Pint (pt)

12 Quart (qt) 2 pints = 1 quart

13 Gallon (g) 4 quarts = 1 gallon

14 In context problems…. Marcus has a 2 gallon container of laundry detergent. How many quarts of laundry detergent does he have? How many pints of laundry detergent does he have? Marco needs 2 gallons of paint for his living room. He has 10 quarts of paint. Is that enough? Explain.

15 In context problems…. Craig drank two 5 cup bottles of water in one day. How many fluid ounces is that? Ollie drank ¾ of a 16 fluid ounce bottle of juice. How many fluid ounces of juice are left in the bottle?

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17 Ounce (oz) A small unit of measurement for weight.

18 Pound (lb) 16 ounces = 1 pound

19 Ton (T) 2,000 pounds = 1 ton

20 In context problems…. The world’s heaviest apple weighed 65 ounces. Did this apple weigh more than 4 pounds? Kylie bought a bunch of grapes that weighed 2 pounds and 9 ounces. How much did the grapes wiegh in ounces only?

21 In context problems…. Brent’s pick-up truck can carry ⅕ ton. Nina’s pick- up truck can carry 500 pounds. Whose pick-up truck can carry more weight? Explain.


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