Weight in the Customary unitsJANUARY 16, 2014

Vocabulary

Weight- measure of how heavy an object is. Measured in pounds ounces and tons.

Conversions

1 pound (lb)= 16 ounces1ton (t) = 2,000 lb

A newborn lion cub weighs about 5 pounds. How many ounces is this?

Lindsays mother bought 1 ½ pounds of hamburger. How many ounces of hamburger did she buy?

7T=_______lbs 96oz=______lbs 7,000 lb = ______T _____lbs

Mia combines the items in the table to make potting soil. Order the items according to amount from least to greatest. Topsoil ……….. 3 lbs Fertilizer………. 2 lbs 9 oz Bone meal....... 43 oz

How many ¼ pound bags of peanuts can be filled from a 5 pound bag?

A puppy weighs 12 ounces. What fractional part of a pound is this?