5.MDR.7.3 5.MDR.7.4

Convert Measurements 5th Grade

Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE): 5.MDR.7.3
Convert among units within the metric system and then apply these conversions to solve multistep, practical problems.
Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE): 5.MDR.7.4
Convert among units within relative sizes of measurement units within the customary measurement system.

CONVERTING UNITS

to convert from smaller units to larger units → divide

to convert from larger units to smaller units → multiply

56 cups = 56 cups \times \frac{1 pint}{2 cups} = 28 pints

0.8 gram = 0.8 gram \times \frac{1,000 milligrams}{1 gram} = 800 milligrams

Convert Measurements