1. Weight in the Customary units JANUARY 16, 2014

2. Vocabulary  Weight- measure of how heavy an object is. Measured in pounds ounces and tons.

3. Conversions  1 pound (lb)= 16 ounces  1ton (t) = 2,000 lb

4.  A newborn lion cub weighs about 5 pounds. How many ounces is this?

5.  Lindsays mother bought 1 ½ pounds of hamburger. How many ounces of hamburger did she buy?

6.  7T=_______lbs  96oz=______lbs  7,000 lb = ______T _____lbs

7.  Mia combines the items in the table to make potting soil. Order the items according to amount from least to greatest.  Topsoil ……….. 3 lbs  Fertilizer………. 2 lbs 9 oz  Bone meal....... 43 oz

8.  How many ¼ pound bags of peanuts can be filled from a 5 pound bag?

9.  A puppy weighs 12 ounces. What fractional part of a pound is this?