This document discusses customary units of measurement for length, capacity, and weight in the United States. It provides conversions between units like 12 inches in a foot, 4 quarts in a gallon, and 16 ounces in a pound. Examples are given for estimating distances like a mile being half the length of a racetrack or weights like a bag of coffee weighing about 1 pound. Conversions involve multiplying to change to a smaller unit or dividing to change to a larger unit.

1. Customary Measurement Length, Capacity, and Weight

2. 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.

3. Customary Length A mile is about half the length of Talladega Super Speedway. Talladega is 2.9 miles long. Talladega Super Speedway This represents about 1 mile.

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

5. Customary Length A foot is about the length of a floor tile. The length of your ruler too!

6. Customary Length An inch is about the length of a drink bottle top.

7. 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.

8. Meet Mr. Gallon 1 gallon

9. Meet Mr. Gallon 4 quarts

10. Meet Mr. Gallon 8 pints

11. Meet Mr. Gallon 16 cups

12. 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.

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

14. Customary Weight A bag of coffee weighs about 1 pound.

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