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Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System

Grade 5 Mathematics Reference Sheet


CONVERSIONS
1 cup equals 8 fluid ounces
1 pint equals 2 cups
1 quart equals 2 pints
1 gallon equals 4 quarts
1 liter equals 1000 cubic centimeters

1 mile equals 5280 feet
1 mile equals 1760 yards

1 pound equals 16 ounces
1 ton equals 2000 pounds

AREA (A) FORMULAS

square . . . . . . . . . A equals s times s
(s equals length of a side)

rectangle . . . . . . .  A equals b times h
(b equals length of base; h equals height)
OR
A equals l times w
(l equals length; w equals width)


VOLUME (V) FORMULAS
rectangular prism . . . . . V equals l times w times h
(l equals length; w equals width; h equals height)
OR
V equals B times h
(B equals area of base; h equals height)