1. Customary Measurement Length, Capacity, and Weight
By Scott Mangum

2. Mississippi Benchmark
2b - Determine appropriate units for measurement of mass, length, distance, volume, and time in the standard (English and metric) systems.

3. Customary Length 12 inches (in) = 1 foot (ft)
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12 inches (in) = 1 foot (ft)
36 inches = 3 feet or 1 yard (yd)
5,280 feet = 1 mile (mi)
To change from a larger unit of measure to a smaller unit, MULTIPLY.
To change from a smaller unit of measure to a larger unit, DIVIDE.

4. This represents about 1 mile.
Customary Length
A mile is about half the length of Talladega Super Speedway.
Talladega is 2.9 miles long.
This represents about 1 mile.
Talladega Super Speedway

5. Customary Length
A yard is about the length of a walking stick.

6. Customary Length
A foot is about the length of a floor tile.

7. Customary Length
An inch is about the length of a drink bottle top.

8. Customary Capacity 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt)
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4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal)
2 pints = 1 quart (qt)
2 cups = 1 pint (pt)
8 fluid ounces (fl oz) = 1 cup (c)
To change from a larger unit of measure to a smaller unit, MULTIPLY.
To change from a smaller unit of measure to a larger unit, DIVIDE.

9. Meet Mr. Gallon
1 gallon

10. Meet Mr. Gallon
4 quarts

11. Meet Mr. Gallon
8 pints

12. Meet Mr. Gallon
16 cups

13. Customary Weight 16 ounces (oz) = 1 pound (lb)
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16 ounces (oz) = 1 pound (lb)
2,000 pounds = 1 ton (T)
To change from a larger unit of measure to a smaller unit, MULTIPLY.
To change from a smaller unit of measure to a larger unit, DIVIDE.

14. Customary Weight
A small car weighs about a ton.

15. Customary Weight
A bag of coffee weighs about 1 pound.

16. Customary Weight
An ounce weighs the same as 8 nickels.