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5.6 Goal: Converting Customary Units

5.6 Goal: Converting Customary Units. Converting units: To convert Units, Multiply by a convenient form of 1. Some useful facts are: To convert inches to feet, multiply by 1ft/12in To convert feet to inches, multiply by 12 in/feet. Customary Units of Measure. Length Capacity

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5.6 Goal: Converting Customary Units

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  1. 5.6 Goal: Converting Customary Units • Converting units: To convert Units, Multiply by a convenient form of 1. Some useful facts are: • To convert inches to feet, multiply by 1ft/12in • To convert feet to inches, multiply by 12 in/feet.

  2. Customary Units of Measure • Length Capacity • 1 ft=12in 1 c = 8 fl oz • 1 yd= 3 ft=36 in 1 pt = 2 c • 1 mi=1760 yd=5280 ft 1 qt =2 pt 1 gal = 4 qt Weight 1 lb = 16 oz 1 T = 2000 lb

  3. Example 1: Converting Length • Art: In 1976, the artist Christo built, a 24 ½ mile long fabric fence in California. He and his team joined pieces of fabric, each feet long, together to form the fence. How many yards long was each piece? To find the length, in yards, of each piece of fabric described above, convert 63 feet to yards

  4. Example 2: Converting Weight • Whales: A humpack whale weighs 33 tons. How many pounds is this?

  5. Example 3: Converting Capacity • Convert 25 Fluid ounces to pints. Use the fact that 1 c = 8 fl oz and 1 pt = 2 c

  6. Your Turn!! • Copy and Complete the statement • 1. 3000 lb = ___ T • 2. 10 yd = ___ in • 3. 6 c = ___ fl oz

  7. Example 4: Writing Measurements in Mixed Units • Convert 26 Fluid Ounces to cups and fluids ounces. • 1. Convert 26 fluid ounces to cups. • 2. concert the fractional part from cups to fluid ounces.

  8. Your turn!! • Copy and Complete the Statement • 4. 35 oz = ___ lb ___oz • 5. 5 pt = ___ qt ___ pt

  9. Example 5: Adding and Subtracting with Mixed Units • Wakeboards: One type of wakeboard weighs 7 pounds 6 ounces. Another type of wakeboard weighs 6 pounds 14 ounces. • (a) find the sum of the weights. • (b) find the difference of the weights.

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