Measurement

Customary System of Measurement

Metric System of Measurement

Capacity: gallon, quart, pint, cup, fluid ounce

Length: mile, yard, foot, inch

Weight: ton, pound, ounce

1 gallon has 4 quarts

1 gallon has 8 pints

1 gallon has 16 cups

1 quart has 2 pints

1 quart has 4 cups

1 pint has 2 cups

1 cup has 8 fluid ounces

1 mile has 5280 feet

1 miles has 1760 yards

1 yard has 3 feet

1 foot has 12 inches

1 ton has 2000 pounds

1 pound has 16 ounces

Capacity: liter

Length: meter

Weight: gram

It works off of the base ten number system. Just move the decimal to the left or right depending on how many decimal places you need to move.

Questions to ask yourself: Where am I starting? Where am I going? How many spaces do I need to move? In what direction? Then move the decimal that many places in that direction.

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Kilo, Hecto, Deka, Base Unit (liter, meter, gram), Deci, Centi, Milli

15 cm = _______mm

5 kg = ________g

40 cm = _______m

500 L= ______ kL

the conversion factor will be given to you

set up a proportion and solve

6 cm = _______ in

1 cm = 0.39 in

Set up a proportion of 1cm: 0.39 in to 6cm = ______ in. Then cross multiply and divide.

6 cm = 2.34 in