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Customary and Metric Measurements. Objective: Students identify and convert customary and metric units of measure. . Common Equivalent Customary Units. Try This!!!. Convert 19 c to fl oz. Method 1: Proportions Write a proportion. Method 2: Multiply by 1
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Customary and Metric Measurements Objective: Students identify and convert customary and metric units of measure.
Try This!!! Convert 19 c to floz Method 1: Proportions Write a proportion Method 2: Multiply by 1 Multiply by a ratio equal to 1 and divide out the units 19 cups is equal to 152 fluid ounces
Metric Units base on powers of 10 • To convert metric units, multiply or divide by a power of 10 • Multiply to convert to smaller unit • Divide to convert to larger unit
Try This!!! Convert each measure. 510 cm to meters 2.3 L to milliliters 100 cm=1m So divide by 100 1 L=100mL So multiply by 1000 Move decimal 2 places left Move decimal 3 places right
Example 1: Convert 5,000 pounds to tons.
Example 2: Convert each measure. • 530 cL to liters • 1,070 g to milligrams
Example 3: Addison buys one pumpkin that has a mass of 3 kg and another that has a mass of 2,150 g. Which pumpkin has the greater mass? How much greater is its mass?