Customary and Metric Conversions 1. 1. Ryan invited 8 friends to his party. He bought enough soda so that he and his friends can each drink 400 milliliters

Customary and Metric Conversions

1. 1. Ryan invited 8 friends to his party. He bought enough soda so that he and his friends can each drink 400 milliliters. If he can only buy 1-liter bottles, how many liters of soda did he buy?



Ryan + 8 friends = 9 people



9 x 400 =



9 x 400 = 3,600 milliliters



9 x 400 = 3,600 millilitersUse STEPS to find out how places to shift the decimals point

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3,600 divided by 1,000 = 3.6 liters Therefore he would have to buy 4 liters to have enough for everyone.


2. 2. The distance between the soccer field and the baseball park is 135 feet. What is the length in yards?



There are 3 feet in each yard

We are going from feet to yards

We will divide by 3



135 divided by 3 = __________



135 divided by 3 = 45


3. 3. Leah is 53 inches tall. Her brother is 5 inches taller than she is. What is Luke’s height in feet and inches?



53 inches + 5 inches = ______ inches



53 inches + 5 inches = ______ inches 58




58 divided by 12 inches = _______ R ______

58




58 divided by 12 inches = 4 R. 10

or 4 feet, 10 inches

58


4. 4. Don uses 64 inches of ribbon to make 1 bow. How many yards of ribbon does Don need to make 6 bows?



6 bows x 64 inches =



6 bows x 64 inches = 384 inches




There are 36 inches in a yard.





384 divided by 36 =





384 divided by 36 = 10 R 24


4. 4. Don uses 64 inches of ribbon to make 1 bow. How many yards of ribbon does Don need to make 6 bows? 6 bows x 64 inches = 384 inches There are 36 inches in a yard. 384 divided by 36 = 10 R 24 10 yards, 24 inches



So Don will need 11 yards to finish the project.


5. 5. Mrs. Ronald has 64 bottles of water. If each bottle holds 1 pint of water, how many gallons of water does Mrs. Ronald have?



There are 8 pints in a gallon




64 divided by 8 =




64 divided by 8 = 8 gallons


6. 6. Briar filled 60 glasses with kool-aid for the camp’s supper. If each glass holds 1 cup of kool-aid, how many quarts of kool-aid did Briar use?



There are 4 cups in one quart.

60 divided by 4 =



There are 4 cups in one quart.

60 divided by 4 = 15 quarts


7. 7. Lorraine’s backpack has a mass of 10,000 grams. What is the mass of her backpack in kilograms?



Use STEPs

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10 kilograms

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8. 8. 566 mm = ____________ cm

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8. 8. 566 mm = ____________ cm

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56.6 cm

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9. 9. 7.86 L = ____________ mL

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9. 9. 7.86 L = ____________ mL

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7,860 mL

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10. 10. 970 cg = ____________ g

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10. 10. 970 cg = ____________ g

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9.7 g

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11. 11. 5 miles = ____________ yds.

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11. 11. 5 miles = ____________ yds.

5 x 1,760 yards = ____________

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12. 12. 3 gal = ___________ c

3 x 16 = _________

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13. 13. 128 fl oz = ___________ qt

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13. 13. 128 fl oz = ___________ qt

128 divided by 32 = _____

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14. 14. 6 lbs = ____________ oz

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14. 14. 6 lbs = ____________ oz

6 x 16 = ________

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15. 15. 4 yds = ____________ in

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15. 15. 4 yds = ____________ in

4 x 36 = __________

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Customary and Metric Conversions 1. 1. Ryan invited 8 friends to his party. He bought enough soda so that he and his friends can each drink 400 milliliters