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Word Problems
100

How many mm in a cm

10mm

100

What would you measure in cm?

answers may vary

100

How many cm in a metre

100cm

100

What is something that you would measure in km? 

answers may vary 

100

Calculate the perimetre of a rectangle that is 14 cm long and 23 cm wide

14 + 14+ 23+ 23 = 74 cm

200

Name 3 things you would measure in mm

answers may vary 

200

17 cm 3 mm  convert to mm

17.3 x 10 = 173

200

How many m in a km?

1000

200

18.1 km into m

18.1 x 1000= 18100 m

200

Olivia said her pencil is 14.0 cm long. How do you know she measured to the nearest mm? 

Because she added a .0 after the 14 cm to show that she is including mm

300

2.3cm = _____mm 

23 mm

2.3 x 10

300

20.09 m is how many cm long?

20.09 x 100 = 2009cm

300

What would you use to measure M?

answers may vary

300

1.837 m into km

1.837 / 1000 = 0.001837 km 

300

The flag pole outside is about 473 cm tall. How many m tall is it? 

473 / 100 = 4.73 m

400

how many millimetres are in 0.1 m

0.1 x 10 = 1 cm

1 x 10= 10 mm

400

What is meant by 45.05 cm?

there are 45 cm and there is only 5 mm

400

What item do we use to measure m?

metre stick!

400

How many km tall do you think our school is

None because it is not that tall

400

Adriano lives 7000mm away from Pizza Nova, 723 cm away from McDonalds and .007km away from Harveys. 

Which is closest to him? 

7000 / 1000 = 7 m

723 / 100 = 7.23 m 

.007 x 1000 = 7 m 

Pizza Nova and Harveys are the closest. 

500

477 mm = _____ cm

477 / 10 = 47.7 cm

500

Explain how to find out how many cm are in a km? 

you would need to divide the km by 1000 and then the answer by 100

500

convert 8mm into m.

8 / 10 = 0.8 cm

0.8 / 100= 0.008 m 

500

Explain what 7.7 km means

7 full km and 700 metres 

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