Measurement Changing Customary Units Worksheet - Chapter 6 Ratios And Proportions
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2. Sample answer: The points lie on a straight line. See margin for graph.
2. Sample answer: The points lie on a straight line. See margin for graph.
Measurement: Changing
6-4
Customary Units
MAIN IDEA
ANIMALS
The table shows
Animal
Weight (T)
Change units in the
the approximate weights in
customary system.
Grizzly Bear
1
tons of several large land
White Rhinoceros
4
New Vocabulary
animals. One ton is equivalent
Hippopotamus
5
to 2,000 pounds.
unit ratio
African Elephant
8
You can use a ratio table, which
Math Online
have columns filled with ratios that have
the same value, to convert each weight
• Extra Examples
from tons to pounds.
• Personal Tutor
Copy and complete the ratio table.
1.
• Self-Check Quiz
The first two ratios are done for you.
×4
To produce equivalent ratios,
Tons
1
4
5
8
multiply the quantities in each
Pounds
2,000
8,000
row by the same number.
×4
Then graph the ordered pairs (tons, pounds) from the table.
2.
Label the horizontal axis Weight in Tons and the vertical axis
Weight in Pounds. Connect the points. What do you notice
about the graph of these data?
The relationships among the most commonly used customary units of
length, weight, and capacity are shown in the table below.
Customary Units
Key Concept
Type of Measure
Larger Unit
Smaller Unit
1 foot (ft)
=
12 inches (in.)
Length
1 yard (yd)
3 feet
=
1 mile (mi)
5,280 feet
=
1 pound (lb)
16 ounces (oz)
=
Weight
1 ton (T)
2,000 pounds
=
1 cup (c)
8 fluid ounces (fl oz)
=
1 pint (pt)
2 cups
=
Capacity
1 quart (qt)
2 pints
=
1 gallon (gal)
4 quarts
=
298
Chapter 6 Ratios and Proportions
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