Customary

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MEASURING CAPACITY
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Customary

• Customary is a system of measurement we use here
  in the US.
• Most of the rest of the world uses the Metric
  system.

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Customary
  

• Capacity
• cup c.
• pint pt.
• quart qt.
• gallon gal.

8 fl. ounces 1 cup 2 cups 1 pint 2 pints 1
quart 4 quarts 1 gallon
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Mr. Gallon Activity
8 fl. ounces 1 cup 2 cups 1 pint 2 pints 1
quart 4 quarts 1 gallon
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Mr. Gallon Activity
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Metric

• MASS
• milliliter mL
• Liter L

1,000 milliliters (mL) 1 Liter
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CAPACITY RELATIONSHIPS
Customary
Metric
1 quart is a little LESS than 1 Liter.
1 Liter is a little more than 1 quart.
So, LITERS (METRIC) are a little bigger than our
quart (CUSTOMARY).