Standards of Measurement

Abbreviations
1. T or Tbsp 7. oz
2. t or tsp 8. lb
3. C or c 9. f.g.
4. pt 10. Doz
5. qt 11. sq
6. Gal 12. L

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 Equivalents, Pt. 1

13. 1T = _3_______ tsp

14. 1 cup = __16______ tablespoons
15. 1 cup = __8______ fluid ounces
16. 1 pound = ___16_____ ounces
17. 1 gallon = ____4____ quarts
18. 1 quart = __2______ pints
19. 1 cup = ___48_____ teaspoons

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 Equivalents, Pt. 2

20. 1 gallon = ___16_____ cups

21. ½ tablespoon = ___1/2_teaspoons
22. 1 quart = ___1_____ cups
23. ¼ cup = ________ fluid ounces
24. 2 tablespoons = ________ fluid ounces
25. 75 tsp = ________ T
26. 1 pt = ________ fluid oz

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 Equivalents, Pt. 3

27. ½ lb = ____8____ oz
28. 12 fluid ounce = ____1/2____ c
29. 40 oz = ____2/2____ lb
30. 2 qt = _____4___ pt
31. ¼ cup = _____4___ T
32. 1 stick of margarine = __/2______ c

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 Importance of Equivalents
In food preparation, it is important to know
equivalents particularly when halving or doubling
a recipe. Being able to convert tablespoons and
cups makes the process more efficient. For
instance if you know that:
2 T = 1/8 cup
4 T = ¼ cup
6 T = 3/8 cup
8 T = ½ cup
12 T = ¾ cup

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 Double/Half

You would be able to double and half recipes and

convert to the most efficient measurement of the
product. For instance: If a recipe calls for 1/3 c
flour and you needed to half the recipe, you would
first convert to tablespoons.
1/4 cup = 4 T
Half of that is 2 T and easily
measureable.

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 Double/Half, Continued…

If the recipe called for 2/3 c of flour and you were

doubling the recipe, you would have 4/3 c.
However, you would not be efficient if you measured
out 4 – 1/3 cups of flour. You would measure the
most efficient way by measuring 1 cup of flour and
1/3 cup of flour.

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 Practice

Equivalents
• Double the following ingredients for a recipe, and
reduce to have the most efficient measuring
technique.
33. 1½ cups flour
34. 2 t baking powder
35. 1 ½ T sugar
36. 1 egg
37. ¾ c milk
38. 3 T oil

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 Matching Exercise
Equivalents
• Match the following measurements in Column A
with their equivalents in Column B.
Column A Column B
39. ¼c = ________ T 3
40. 1c = ________ T
41. 2 oz = ________ T 4
42. 1T = ________ tsp
43. ¼c = ________ tsp 12
44. ½c = ________ fl oz
45. 1 ½ pt = ________ c 16
46. 1/3 c = ________ t
47. ¾c = ________ T 18

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