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Customary Length,
Weight, and Capacity
Practice 1 Measuring Length
Measure each to the nearest inch.
Example
The length of Rope A is
more than 3 inches but less
than 4 inches long. It is
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nearer to 3 inches than to
4 inches. So, the length of
Rope A is about 3 inches.
Rope A
Rope A is about 3 inches.
1.
Rope B The ruler above
is smaller than
Rope B is about inches. in real life.
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2.
Rope C
Rope C is about inches.
3. This ruler and the next
one are smaller than in
real life.
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Rope D
Rope D is about inches.
Measure each ribbon to the nearest half-inch.
Example
The length of Ribbon A is more
than 4 inches but less than
4 1 inches. It is nearer to
2
4 inches than 4 1 inches.
2
So, the length of Ribbon A is
4 inches to the nearest half-inch.
Ribbon A
Ribbon A is about 4 inches long.
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Ribbon B
Ribbon B is about inches long.
5.
These rulers are smaller
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than in real life.
Ribbon C
Ribbon C is about inches long.
6.
Ribbon D
Ribbon D is about inches long.
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7.
Ribbon E
Ribbon E is about inches long.
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8.
Ribbon F
Ribbon F is about inches long.
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Estimate the length of each object to the nearest inch.
1 inch wide
Bracelet A
9. Bracelet A is about quarters long.
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10. It is about inches long.
Bracelet B
11. Bracelet B is about quarters long.
12. It is about inches long.
Estimate the length of each object to the nearest half-inch.
1 inch wide
2
Craftstick C
13. Craftstick C is about buttons long.
14. It is about inches long.
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Estimate the length of each object to the nearest half-inch.
Craftstick D
15. Craftstick D is about buttons long.
16. It is about inches long.
Fill in the blanks.
These are 12-inch rulers.
1 ft
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These rulers are smaller
than in real life.
1 yd
17. 1 ft ⫽ in.
18. 1 yd ⫽ ft ⫽ in.
Name 3 objects that are 1 foot long each.
19. The 3 items are , and
.
Name 3 objects that are longer than 1 foot but shorter than 3 feet.
20. , and
are longer than 1 foot but
shorter than 3 feet.
Multiply to get 3 feet.
3 feet equals 36 inches.
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Sarah is going on a treasure hunt.
She is looking for objects that are about 3 feet long.
3 feet is equal to 1 yard.
Look at the objects she has found.
Then sort them in the table.
3 1-ft rulers
These rulers are
a piece of yarn smaller than in
real life.
a film strip
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Mr. Pellet’s belt
a bath towel
a piece of
masking tape
a ribbon
a pool float
21. Objects that are less Objects that are Objects that are more
than 1 yard long 1 yard long than 1 yard long
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Complete.
Use the map to help you.
Camp Evergreen Camp Birch
9 ft
1,760 yd
Camp Maple
5,170 ft
Camp Plane
107 ft
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43 yd Camp Gum
Bay Station
22. The distance between Camp Evergreen and Camp Birch is mile.
23. The distance between Camp Birch and the Bay Station is about
mile.
24. The distance between Camp Birch and Camp Maple is yards.
25. Camp is nearer to the Bay Station than Camp Gum.
26. The distance between Camp Plane and Camp Birch is slightly less than
1,760 .
Choose the unit that you would use to measure each.
Write inch, foot, yard, or mile.
27. The length of a hiking trail
28. The length of an airplane
29. The height of a teacher
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Practice 2 Measuring Weight
Ms. Meyer bought some meat, fruit, and vegetables for her Thanksgiving party.
Read the scales and write the weights.
1.
The mushrooms weigh
about ounces.
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2. A slice of bread is about 1 ounce.
The cranberries weigh about
ounces.
3.
The leg of lamb weighs
about pounds.
4.
The turkey weighs
about pounds.
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5. A loaf of bread is about 1 pound.
The tomatoes weigh
about pounds.
6.
The box of cereal weighs
about ounces.
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7.
The pumpkin weighs about
pounds.
Choose the unit that you would use to measure each.
Write ounces, pounds, or tons.
8.
A cement truck weighs about
5 .
9.
A package of butter weighs about
16 .
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A bowling ball weighs about 9 .
11.
A mushroom weighs about 1 .
12.
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A carton of milk weighs about 12 .
13.
A pile of magazines weighs about 5 .
14.
An elephant weighs about 3 .
15.
Three granola bars weigh about 8 .
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Make a guess.
Decide which animals weigh more than 1 ton, and which
weigh less than 1 ton.
Check your answers using the Internet or an encyclopedia.
Hippopotamus Monkey Elephant
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Pig
Dog Whale
16. More than 1 ton Less than 1 ton
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Practice 3 Measuring Capacity
Find the capacity of each container.
1. The pitcher can hold cups of water.
2. The pitcher has a capacity of cups.
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3. The vase can hold pints of water.
4. The vase has a capacity of pints.
5. The carton can hold cups of milk.
6. The carton has a capacity of cups.
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Find the capacity of each container.
7. The pot can hold quarts of soup.
8. The pot has a capacity of quarts.
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9. The bathtub can hold gallons of water.
10. The bathtub has a capacity of gallons.
11. This container can hold cups of juice.
12. This container has a capacity of cups.
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13. Match.
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Cross out (✕) the one that does not have the same capacity.
14.
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15.
16.
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Put On Your Thinking Cap!
Challenging Practice
1. Follow the directions to complete the drawing.
Step 1 Join the top of the lines at each end of the bus.
Step 2 Find the length of the bus in inches.
Step 3 Draw 3 square windows. Each has sides that are 1 inch long.
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Step 4 The windows are 1 inch from the top of the bus.
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Step 5 Draw a door between the 2 wheels. The height of the door is 1 inch.
The width is 1 inch.
Step 6 Find the height from the top of the windows to the bottom of the bus to
the nearest inch.
Step 7 Color and decorate your bus.
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Put On Your Thinking Cap!
Problem Solving
The veterinarian at City Zoo keeps track of how much water each animal
drinks in a period of time.
Decide which animal drinks the greatest amount of water and
fill in the blank.
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20 one-gallon containers and
20 one-quart containers.
40 one-quart containers and
3 one-gallon containers.
20 one-quart containers and
5 one-gallon containers.
3 one-gallon containers and
3 one-quart containers.
The drinks the greatest amount of water.
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