Units of Measurement
Measuring in Cm
Perimeter
Area
Word Problems 101
100
This is the unit which we would most likely use to measure a notebook
What is Centimeters
100
100 centimeters equals to 1 of this unit
What is Meters!
100
There is a triangle which has all equal sides. Each side measures 3 cm. What is the perimeter of the triangle?
What is 9 cm
100
A backyard measures 4 meters on one side. What is the area of the backyard?
16 cm square
100

A square newspaper ad has sides that are 5 centimetres long. What is the newspaper ad's area?

What is 25 cm squared.
200
This is the unit we would use to measure the length of a zipper on a jacket
What is Millimeters
200
211 mm equals to these many centimeters
What is 21.1 centimeters
200
A square measure 9 cm on 1 side. What is the perimeter of the square?
What is 36 cm.
200
A quadrilateral rectangle measures 10 cm in length and 5 cm in width. What is the area of this rectangle in MM?
What is 150 mm squared
200

A rectangular red sticker is 8 millimetres wide and 7 millimetres tall. What is its area?

What is 56 mm squared.
300
This is the length we would use to measure the depth of the ocean
Meters/Kilometers
300
If I say this projector screen is 480 cm wide, that means it is also _______ meters wide
What is 4.8 meters
300
A rectangle measures 48 cm in length and 23 cm in width. What is its perimeter?
What is 142 cm
300
Billy Bob had built a fence around the square-shaped pond for the ducks at his farm. If one side of the square measures 100 meters, what is the area occupied by the pond in centimeters?
What is 1 million (1,000,000) cm squared.
300

The perimeter of a square market is 36 metres. How long is each side?

What is 9 meters.
400
This is the amount of millimeters there would be in 328 centimeters
What is 3280 millimeters
400
Using a ruler, measure the person standing beside you in CM. You have 60 seconds!
(Multiple answers)
400
A square measures 36 cm from one side. What is its perimeter in MILLIMETERS?
What is 1,440 mm.
400
Ms. T drew a square on the board which had the area of 144 cm squared. What was the measurement, in cm of each side of the square?
What is 12 cm squared.
400

A rectangular concrete patio is 19 metres long and 17 metres wide. What is its area?

What is 323 meters squared.
500
This is the amount of millimeters there will be in 2100 dm.
What is 210,000 millimeters.
500
If I say something is 0.012 m long, how many mm long is it?
What is 1.2 mm
500
An octagon has all equal sides which measure 23 cm. What is the perimeter of the octagon in meters?
What is 1.15 meters.
500
Ms. T drew a square on the board and cut the square in half in a way that it made a triangle inside. She said the area of the triangle was 144 cm squared. What was the area of the square in meters? 
What is 2.88 meters squared
500

The perimeter of a rectangle is 32  centimeters. The width is 7 centimeters. What is the area of the rectangle in millimeters?

What is 630 square centimeters.
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