Weights and Measures

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Weights and Measures

• Based on the book by Jerry Pallotta

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Welcome to weights and measures!
Check out these words foot, gallon, ounce, mile,
pint, and quart. What do they mean? Lets see
if we can find out more.
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If something is a foot long, how long is it?
Everyone needs to use the same measurement when
describing a distance or a length. Here is a
ruler. It will help to measure things.
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An Inch
Here is one inch. Each piece of candy here is one
inch wide. Two pieces of candy side by side are
two inches wide.
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Here is a delicious foot
Twelve inches equals one foot.
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How many feet in a yard?
12 inches 1 foot 3 feet 1 yard 36 inches 1
yard
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How long is a mile?
1 mile 1,760 yards 1 mile 5,280 feet
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How much is an pound?
1 ounce
1 ounce
1 ounce
1 ounce
1 ounce
1 ounce
1 ounce
1 ounce
1 ounce
1 ounce
1 ounce
1 ounce
1 ounce
1 ounce
1 ounce
1 ounce
16 ounces 1 pound
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What is a fluid ounce?
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How many fluid ounces are in a cup?
One cup is eight fluid ounces.
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Two cups equal one PINT.A PINT is also equal to
sixteen ounces.

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Two pints equal one QUARTFour cups equal one
QUART

1 quart 32 ounces
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Four quarts equal one GALLONOne quart is a
quarter of a gallon


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8 pints 1 gallon

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16 cups 1 gallon