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Math charts · 2nd to 5th grade

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Measurement charts put the conversions in one place: inches, feet, yards and miles; ounces, pounds and tons; cups, pints, quarts and gallons; and the metric units. The gallon man turns the capacity facts into a picture children remember.

4 versions below · color or ink saver · CCSS 4.MD.A.1, 5.MD.A.1

How to use measurement charts

  1. 1Big to small: multiply. To change feet to inches, multiply by 12. 3 feet = 3 × 12 = 36 inches.
  2. 2Small to big: divide. To change cups to pints, divide by 2. 8 cups = 8 ÷ 2 = 4 pints.
  3. 3Build the gallon man. Draw a big G. Inside it, 4 Qs. In each Q, 2 Ps. In each P, 2 Cs. Count the Cs: 16 cups in a gallon.
  4. 4Metric is all tens. Every metric step is a power of ten: 10 millimeters in a centimeter, 100 centimeters in a meter, 1,000 meters in a kilometer.

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Common questions

How many cups are in a gallon?

There are 16 cups in a gallon. A gallon holds 4 quarts, a quart holds 2 pints, and a pint holds 2 cups, so 4 × 2 × 2 = 16.

What is the gallon man?

The gallon man is a drawing that shows US capacity units. His body is the gallon, his arms and legs are 4 quarts, each quart holds 2 pints, and each pint holds 2 cups.

How many feet are in a mile?

There are 5,280 feet in a mile, which is the same as 1,760 yards.

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