standard_description: Use the four operations to solve word problems involving distances, intervals of time, liquid volumes, masses of objects, and money, including problems involving simple fractions or decimals, and problems that require expressing measurements given in a larger unit in terms of a smaller unit. Represent measurement quantities using diagrams such as number line diagrams that feature a measurement scale.
problem_activity: Problem 1
Use a gallon, quart, pint, and cup container and water to answer the following questions.
What do you notice about the relationship between the capacity of a gallon and the capacity of a quart?
What do you notice about the relationship between the capacity of a quart and the capacity of a pint?
What do you notice about the relationship between the capacity of a pint and the capacity of a cup?
What do you notice about the relationship between the capacity of a cup and the capacity of a fluid ounce?
Problem 2
Fill in the following conversion tables.
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Problem 3
Joseph is told to dissolve a medicine in 1 pint 4 ounces of water. He has a measuring cup marked in ounces. How many ounces of water should he pour?
Problem 4
Dominica’s mom signs up to bring a gallon of fruit punch to the family potluck. She plans to use the following recipe:
| **            Fruit Punch           **  **            Ingredients:           **  *                       2 (6 ounce) cans frozen orange juice concentrate              *                       2 (6 ounce) cans frozen lemonade concentrate              *                       1 (3 pint) can pineapple juice              *                       3 cups water              *                       1 quart 2 ounces soda |
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Will this recipe yield a gallon of fruit punch? If not, how much more fruit punch would she need to make? If so, how much more than a gallon will she have?


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