A truck is carrying 2 tons 500 pounds of steel. How many pounds of steel is the truck carrying?

Think of 2 tons 500 pounds as 2 tons + 500 pounds.
Write tons as pounds.

So, the truck is carrying _____ pounds of steel.

1 yard 2 feet

3 pints 1 cup

3 weeks 1 day

\(\begin{align}
\text{2 lb 4 oz}\\
+ \text{1 lb 6 oz}\\
\hline
\end{align}\)

\(\begin{align}
\text{3 gal 2 qt}\\
- \text{1 gal 3 qt}\\
\hline
\end{align}\)

\(\begin{align}
\text{5 hr 20 min}\\
- \text{3 hr 15 min}\\
\hline
\end{align}\)

1 hour 15 minutes

4 quarts 2 pints

10 feet 10 inches

\(\begin{align}
\text{2 tons 300 lb}\\
\text{- 1 ton 300 lb}\\
\hline
\end{align}\)

\(\begin{align}
\text{10 gal 8 c}\\
\text{+ 8 gal 9 c}\\
\hline
\end{align}\)

\(\begin{align}
\text{7 lb  6 oz}\\
-\text{2 lb 12 oz}\\
\hline
\end{align}\)

Apply Ahmed fills 6 pitchers with juice. Each pitcher contains 2 quarts 1 pint. How many pints of juice does he have in all?

Sense or Nonsense? Sam and Dave each solve the problem at the right. Sam says the sum is 4 feet 18 inches. Dave says the sum is 5 feet 6 inches. Whose answer makes sense? Whose answer is nonsense? Explain.

\(\begin{align}
\text{2 ft 10 in.}\\
+\text{2 ft 8 in.}\\
\hline
\end{align}\)

Jackson has a rope 1 foot 8 inches long. He cuts it into 4 equal pieces. How many inches long is each piece?