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Customary Units of Capacity and Weight and their Conversion

In this topic, we learn about customary units of capacity and weight and to convert between them.

Topic: Customary Units of Capacity

  • Capacity is the volume of a container; customary units of capacity are: Cup, Pint, Quart, and Gallon

  • Cup is used for small volumes, pint and quart for intermediate volumes, and gallon is used for large volumes

  • Use multiplication to convert larger units to smaller units

  • Use division to convert smaller units to larger units

Topic: Customary Units of Weight

  • The customary units of weight are: ounce, pound, and ton; use benchmarks and compare with the weight to be measured

  • Ounce is used for small weights, pound for intermediate weights, and ton for large weights

  • Use multiplication to convert larger units to smaller units

  • Use division to convert smaller units to larger units
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