Students fix three capacity and metric errors — 1 gallon equaling 8 quarts, 3 liters equaling 300 milliliters, and 2 pints equaling 8 cups. Part B has four questions about gallons-to-quarts, cups-to-pints, and grams-to-kilograms. Part C has two questions applying conversions to a recipe and a road length.
Correcting capacity and metric errors — especially the 1,000 milliliters-per-liter fact — builds the conversion foundation students need for both customary and metric multi-step work.
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Converting Measurements
Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1. Fix the sentence:
1 gallon = 8 quarts
Rewrite: 1 gallon = 4 quarts, not 8. There are 4 quarts in every gallon.
2. Fix the sentence:
3 liters = 300 milliliters
Rewrite: 3 liters = 3,000 milliliters because there are 1,000 milliliters in 1 liter.
3. Fix the sentence:
2 pints = 8 cups
Rewrite: 2 pints = 4 cups because there are 2 cups in 1 pint and 2 × 2 = 4.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. 2 gallons = 8 quarts
2. 6 cups = 3 pints
3. 5,000 grams = 5 kilograms
4. 4 meters = 400 centimeters
Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1. A recipe calls for 3 quarts of water. How many pints is that? Show your work.
There are 2 pints in 1 quart, so 3 × 2 = 6 pints. The recipe needs 6 pints of water.
2. A road is 7 kilometers long. How many meters is that? Explain your reasoning.
There are 1,000 meters in 1 kilometer, so 7 × 1,000 = 7,000 meters. The road is 7,000 meters long.
Converting Measurements
★ Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1) Fix the sentence:
1 gallon = 8 quarts
Rewrite: 1 gallon = 4 quarts, not 8. There are 4 quarts in every gallon.
2) Fix the sentence:
3 liters = 300 milliliters
Rewrite: 3 liters = 3,000 milliliters because there are 1,000 milliliters in 1 liter.
3) Fix the sentence:
2 pints = 8 cups
Rewrite: 2 pints = 4 cups because there are 2 cups in 1 pint and 2 × 2 = 4.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) 2 gallons = 8 quarts
2) 6 cups = 3 pints
3) 5,000 grams = 5 kilograms
4) 4 meters = 400 centimeters
★ Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1) A recipe calls for 3 quarts of water. How many pints is that? Show your work.
There are 2 pints in 1 quart, so 3 × 2 = 6 pints. The recipe needs 6 pints of water.
2) A road is 7 kilometers long. How many meters is that? Explain your reasoning.
There are 1,000 meters in 1 kilometer, so 7 × 1,000 = 7,000 meters. The road is 7,000 meters long.
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