Claudia brought a 16-cup jug filled with water to the soccer game. She shared the water with her teammates.

How can Claudia find out how much water they all drank?

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Use a measuring cup to find the amount of water left in the jug, and then subtract the number of cups from 16.

Use a scale to weigh the water left in the jug, and then subtract the number of pounds from 16.

Use a ruler to find the height of the water left in the jug, and then subtract the number of inches from 16.

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The first option is the most appropriate way for Claudia to find out how much water her teammates drank. She can use a measuring cup to measure the amount of water left in the jug and then subtract that from the initial 16 cups to determine the amount of water consumed.
Casey cuts a 2-pound melon into two pieces and puts each piece on a plate, as shown.

Does that mean the weight of the pieces on each plate is 1 pound?

2 plates each have 1 piece of melon. The left plate has a larger piece. The right plate has a smaller piece.
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Yes, because each plate has 1 part of the melon.

No, because the pieces of the melon are not the same size.

Yes, because 2 ÷ 2 = 1.

No, because 2 parts of a melon weigh more than 1 whole melon.
The correct answer is:

No, because the pieces of the melon are not the same size.
Tremaine is mailing a package to his grandmother. Which tool and unit could be used to measure the weight of the package?

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Tool: scale
Unit: pounds

Tool: ruler
Unit: inches

Tool: measuring cup
Unit: fluid ounces

Tool: ruler
Unit: feet
The correct answer is:

Tool: scale
Unit: pounds
1 cup = 8 fluid ounces

Does that mean it takes 24 fluid ounces of water to fill any 3 plastic cups?

3 plastic cups are the same height but different widths.
CLEAR CHECK

Yes, because water is liquid.

No, because not every drinking cup has a volume of 1 cup.

Yes, because 3 × 8 = 24.

No, because the cups are made of plastic
The correct answer is:

No, because not every drinking cup has a volume of 1 cup.