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.

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Practice ordering gallons, quarts, pints, and cups

Math - Grade 4-5

Instructions: 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.
  1. 1

    Write these US capacity units in order from largest to smallest: cup, gallon, pint, quart.

  2. 2

    Complete the comparison using >, <, or =: 1 gallon ___ 4 quarts.

  3. 3

    Complete the comparison using >, <, or =: 3 pints ___ 5 cups.

  4. 4

    A recipe uses 2 quarts of lemonade. How many cups is that?

  5. 5

    Circle the largest amount: 1 quart, 3 cups, 1 pint.

  6. 6

    Put these amounts in order from smallest to largest: 1 gallon, 2 cups, 1 pint, 1 quart.

  7. 7

    How many pints are in 3 quarts?

  8. 8

    A cooler holds 1 gallon of water. You pour the water into pint bottles. How many 1-pint bottles can you fill?

  9. 9

    Complete the comparison using >, <, or =: 2 quarts ___ 5 pints.

  10. 10

    A pitcher has 12 cups of juice. Is that more than, less than, or equal to 1 gallon?

  11. 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. 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.

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