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Vocabulary and Readiness Check

Use the choices below to fill in each blank.

mass weight gram
1. is a measure of the amount of substance in an object.This measure does not change.
2. is the measure of the pull of gravity.
3. The basic unit of mass in the metric system is the .

Fill in these blanks with the correct number. Choices for these blanks are not shown in the list of terms above.
4. One pound equals ounces.
5. One ton equals pounds.

Convert without pencil or paper.
6. 3 tons to pounds 7. 32 ounces to 8. 1 pound to 9. 4000 pounds 10. 1 ton to pounds
pounds ounces to tons

5.5 Exercise Set FOR EXTRA HELP

Objective Convert as indicated. See Examples 1 through 3.

1. 2 pounds to ounces 2. 5 pounds to ounces 3. 5 tons to pounds 4. 7 tons to pounds

5. 18,000 pounds to tons 6. 28,000 pounds to tons 7. 60 ounces to pounds 8. 90 ounces to pounds

9. 3500 pounds to tons 10. 11,000 pounds to tons 11. 12.75 pounds to ounces 12. 9.5 pounds to ounces

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13. 4.9 tons to pounds 14. 8.3 tons to pounds 15. 4 pounds to ounces 16. 9 pounds to ounces
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17. 2950 pounds to the nearest tenth of a ton 18. 51 ounces to the nearest tenth of a pound

4 1
19. oz to pounds 20. oz to pounds
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3 1
21. 5 lb to ounces 22. 2 lb to ounces
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23. 10 lb 1 oz to ounces 24. 7 lb 6 oz to ounces

25. 89 oz = _____ lb _____ oz 26. 100 oz = _____ lb _____ oz

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