US Capacity Units, Largest to Smallest with Gallon Man
Practice ordering gallons, quarts, pints, and cups
US Capacity Units, Largest to Smallest with Gallon Man
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.
Gallon Man starts with one gallon, then breaks it into quarts, pints, and cups.
The units from largest to smallest are gallon, quart, pint, and cup. - 2
Complete the comparison using >, <, or =: 1 gallon ___ 4 quarts.
1 gallon = 4 quarts because one gallon contains exactly four quarts. - 3
Complete the comparison using >, <, or =: 3 pints ___ 5 cups.
Change pints to cups before comparing.
3 pints > 5 cups because 3 pints equals 6 cups, and 6 cups is greater than 5 cups. - 4
A recipe uses 2 quarts of lemonade. How many cups is that?
2 quarts equals 8 cups because 1 quart equals 4 cups, so 2 times 4 equals 8. - 5
Circle the largest amount: 1 quart, 3 cups, 1 pint.
Convert each amount to cups.
1 quart is the largest amount because 1 quart equals 4 cups, 3 cups equals 3 cups, and 1 pint equals 2 cups. - 6
Put these amounts in order from smallest to largest: 1 gallon, 2 cups, 1 pint, 1 quart.
The amounts from smallest to largest are 2 cups, 1 pint, 1 quart, and 1 gallon. This is because 2 cups equals 1 pint, but as units in the list, cup is the smallest unit, then pint, quart, and gallon. - 7
How many pints are in 3 quarts?
Each quart has 2 pints.
There are 6 pints in 3 quarts because 1 quart equals 2 pints, and 3 times 2 equals 6. - 8
A cooler holds 1 gallon of water. You pour the water into pint bottles. How many 1-pint bottles can you fill?
You can fill 8 one-pint bottles because 1 gallon equals 8 pints. - 9
Complete the comparison using >, <, or =: 2 quarts ___ 5 pints.
Convert quarts to pints first.
2 quarts < 5 pints because 2 quarts equals 4 pints, and 4 pints is less than 5 pints. - 10
A pitcher has 12 cups of juice. Is that more than, less than, or equal to 1 gallon?
12 cups is less than 1 gallon because 1 gallon equals 16 cups, and 12 is less than 16. - 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.
Use the order gallon, quart, pint, cup from largest to smallest.
The whole body is 1 gallon, the 4 large sections are quarts, the 8 smaller sections are pints, and the 16 tiny sections are cups. - 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.
Think about how many cups make 1 pint.
Maria is incorrect because the correct order from largest to smallest is gallon, quart, pint, and cup. A pint is larger than a cup because 1 pint equals 2 cups.