Choose the most appropriate customary unit for each

measurement.
Justify your answer.
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Name Date Class
Practice B
Customary Measurements
5-6
LESSON
1. the weight of a paperback book
Possible answer: Ounces; the weight of a
erback book is similar to the weiht
of several slices of bread, each of which is
about 1 oz.
3. the length of a dining room table
Possible answer: Feet; the length of a
dining room table is similar to the
length of 8 or 10 sheets of paper, each of
which has a length of about 1 ft.
2. the capacity of a large soup pot
Possible answer: Gallons; the capacity of
a laeater than
the capacity of a large milk jug, which
has the capacity of 1 gal.
4. the weight of an elephant
Possible answer: Tons; the weight of an
elephant is similar to the weight of a few
buffalos, each of which has a mass of
about 1 ton.
5. 6 mi to feet
31,680
8. 5,000 lb to tons
2.5 tons
11. 6.5 ft to inches
78 in.
6. 104 oz to pounds
6.5 lb
9. 48 yd to feet
144 ft
12. 20 qt to gallons
al
7. 12 qt to pints
24t
10. 96 fl oz to pints
6 t
13. 3

1
4

lb to ounces
52 oz
Convert each measure.
14. Marina has 2.5 lb of cashews. She puts 6 oz of cashews in a
bag and gives the bag to her brother. What weight of cashews
does Marina have left?
2
1
8
lb, or 2 lb 2 oz
15. Faye is 5 ft 5 in. Faye is 10 in. shorter than her older brother.
How tall is Fayes older brother?
6 ft 3 in.
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