1. Brainpop Customary Units
Introduction
Brainpop Customary Units

2. Customary Measurement Length, Capacity, and Weight

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

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

8. Customary Capacity 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. 1 gallon
Meet Mr. Gallon

10. Meet Mr. Gallon
4 quarts

11. Customary Weight 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.

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

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

14. Customary Conversions

15. One technique for converting customary units of measure is by setting up a proportion.

16. Convert 6 feet to inches.
First, set up a ratio:
Next write another ratio based on what you are being asked to find:
Solve for x .
= 72 inches

17. Now you try it!

18. Convert 5 feet into inches.
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Answer:
60 inches

19. Convert 420 feet into yards
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Answer:
140 yards

20. Work out your answer before clicking!
Convert 72 inches to feet
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Answer:
6 feet

21. Work out your answer before clicking!
Convert 4.6 miles to feet
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Answer:
24,288 feet

22. Work out your answer before clicking!
Convert 4 tons to pounds.
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Answer:
8000 lb

23. Work out your answer before clicking!
Convert 17,200 feet to inches
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206,400 inches
Answer:

24. The End