Practice using Gallon Man to compare, order, and convert common US capacity units from largest to smallest.
Read each problem carefully. Use Gallon Man to help you remember that 1 gallon equals 4 quarts, 8 pints, or 16 cups. Show your work in the space provided.
Practice ordering gallons, quarts, pints, and cups
Math - Grade 4-5
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Write these US capacity units in order from largest to smallest: cup, gallon, pint, quart.
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Complete the comparison using >, <, or =: 1 gallon ___ 4 quarts.
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Complete the comparison using >, <, or =: 3 pints ___ 5 cups.
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A recipe uses 2 quarts of lemonade. How many cups is that?
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Circle the largest amount: 1 quart, 3 cups, 1 pint.
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Put these amounts in order from smallest to largest: 1 gallon, 2 cups, 1 pint, 1 quart.
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How many pints are in 3 quarts?
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A cooler holds 1 gallon of water. You pour the water into pint bottles. How many 1-pint bottles can you fill?
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Complete the comparison using >, <, or =: 2 quarts ___ 5 pints.
- 10
A pitcher has 12 cups of juice. Is that more than, less than, or equal to 1 gallon?
- 11
Label the Gallon Man parts with the correct units: the whole body is 1 unit, the 4 large sections are another unit, the 8 smaller sections are another unit, and the 16 tiny sections are another unit.
- 12
Maria says, "A cup is larger than a pint because the word cup comes first in the list cup, pint, quart, gallon." Explain why Maria is incorrect.