Estimating
Word Problems
Units of Measurement
Mystery
100

Emily estimates the length of a truck to be about 15 feet.  Susie estimates the length to be about 15 inches. Which statement is true?

  1. Emily has the better estimate

  2. Susie has the better estimate.

  3. Both Emily’s and Susie’s estimates are good.

  4. Neither Emily’s nor Susie’s estimates are good.

Emily has the better estimate

100

Molly’s pencil is 18 inches long. Hudson’s pencil is 7 inches shorter than Molly’s. How long is Hudson’s pencil?

11 inches long

100

How many inches are in a foot?

12

100

Which path is longer? By how much?

1. Path  A is longer by 17 cm

2. Path B is longer by 4 cm

3. Path A is longer by 4 cm

4. Path B is longer by 13 cm

3. Path A is longer by 4 cm

200

Estimate: how tall is Ms. Williston?

About 6 inches

About 6 yards

About 6 feet

About 6 meters

  • About 6 feet

200

Together Matthew and Davin have 75 feet of string. Matthew uses 27 feet to make a keychain.  Davin uses 14 feet to decorate.  How much string do they have left?

34
200

I measured the height of his my car. Which of the following is true about the height of the car?


  1. The wall measures fewer centimeters than meters.

  2. The wall measures more feet than inches.

  3. The wall measures more centimeters than meters. 

  4. The wall measures the same amount of yard and feet.

  • The wall measures more centimeters than meters. 

200

How much longer is the pink line than the purple line?

4 feet

8 feet

12 feet

2 feet

4 feet

300

About how tall would you estimate a door to be?

A. 3 yards

B. 3 feet

C. 3 inches

A. 3 yards

300

Ms. Williston has 17 feet of wood.  Then, she buys 28 more feet. After, she uses 19 feet to make something.  How much wood does she have left?

26 feet

300

 Sarah uses different units to measure a car. Which statement about the car measurement is true? 


Ⓐ The desk measures fewer meters than centimeters. 

Ⓑ The desk measures more meters than centimeters. 

Ⓒ The desk measures more yards than inches. 

Ⓓ The desk measures fewer inches than feet. 

Ⓐ The desk measures fewer meters than centimeters. 

300

Jayden’s pencil is 19 inches long. Sofia's pencil is 11 inches shorter than Jayden’s.How long is Sofia's pencil?

8 inches

400

Emily estimates the height of a desk to be about 1 foot.  Susie estimates the length to be about 1 yard. Which statement is true?

  1. Emily has the better estimate

  2. Susie has the better estimate.

  3. Both Emily’s and Susie’s estimates are good.

  4. Neither Emily’s nor Susie’s estimates are good.

  • Susie has the better estimate.

400

Kelsey has 45 centimeters (cm) of ribbon. She buys 38 cm more ribbon. If Kelsey uses 30 cm of ribbon to wrap a present, how much ribbon does she have left?

53 cm

400

About how many feet are in a meter?

about 3 feet

400

Which line is exactly 6 inches long?

Pink

Green

Green

500

 Billy Bob is scheduled to run three different trails today. 

• Trail 1: 25 yards 

• Trail 2: 100 yards 

• Trail 3: 75 yards 


If Billy Bob only decides to run Trail 1 and Trail 3, how many yards total will he run? 


Ⓐ 100 meters 

Ⓑ 125 yards 

Ⓒ 150 yards 

Ⓓ 100 yards

Ⓓ 100 yards

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