Capacity And Weight In The Customary System Examples And Worksheet - Chapter 8 Systems Of Measurement

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Capacity and Weight in the
8-2
Customary System
MAIN IDEA
Change units of capacity
Several different milk containers are shown below.
and weight in the
customary system.
New Vocabulary
capacity
fluid ounce
M IL K
cup
gallon
quart
pint
pint
quart
Fill the pint container with water. Then pour the water into
gallon
the quart container. Repeat until the quart container is full.
ounce
Record the number of pints needed to fill the quart.
pound
ton
Fill the quart container with water. Then pour the water
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into the gallon container. Repeat until the gallon container
is full. Record the number of quarts needed to fill the
gallon.
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1 quart =
pints
2 quarts =
pints
1.
2.
1 gallon =
quarts
1 gallon =
pints
3.
4.
What fractional part of 1 gallon would fit in 1 quart?
5.
How many gallons are equal to 16 quarts? Explain.
6.
Capacity refers to the amount that can be held in a container. The
most commonly used customary units of capacity are shown.
Customary Units of Capacity
Key Concept
Unit
Model
1 fluid ounce (fl oz)
2 tablespoons of water
1 cup (c) = 8 fl oz
coffee cup
1 pint (pt) = 2 c
small ice cream container
1 quart (qt) = 2 pt
large liquid measuring cup
1 gallon (gal) = 4 qt
large plastic jug of milk
As with units of length, you can use a ratio table to change between
units of capacity.
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Chapter 8 Systems of Measurement

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