Measurement Tools
Estimation
Word Problems
Word Problems
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100
Which tool would be most appropriate to measure the length of an eraser?
Ruler
100
Estimate the length of a pair of a folder.
a foot
100
Peyton has 26 problems done on her AM. She completed 13 more this week. How many problems did she complete in total?
26+13=____ Answer: 39 problems
100
Robert has a poster that was 36 inches long. Pyper has one that is 28 inches long. How much longer is Robert's poster? Write an equation and solve.
36-28=___ Answer: 8 inches
100
What is the appropriate tool used to measure one side of your bedroom?
Measuring tape/tape measure
200
What tool would be most appropriate to measure the length of a baseball field?
Measuring tape
200
Find two items in the classroom you would estimate to be 1 meter long.
smart board, dark brown book shelf, Mrs. Madero's back desk, can vary.
200
Eli's goal was to read 35 books this school year. He read 28 so far. How many more books does he need to read? Write an equation and solve.
35-28=___ Answer: 13 books
200
The class had 23 marbles in the marble jar on Friday. On Monday Mrs. Madero and Miss Hua added 14 more marbles to the marble jar. How many marble jars are there now?
23+14=___ Answer: 37 marbles
200
About how long is a laptop?
A foot
300
The smaller a unit of measure, the ______________________ units it takes to measure an object
more
300
Estimate the length of your pencil boxes in inches.
about 10-12 inches
300
Edyth needed ribbon for her project. The roll of ribbon was 37 feet long. She cut off 28 feet. How much feet of ribbon is left?
9 feet.
300
Chrsitian had 23 problems to solve for math. He already solved 17 of them. How many more does he have left? Write an equation.
23-17=___ Answer 6 problems
300
Isabel wrote 15 poems last week. This week she wants to write a total of 43 poems. How many more poems will she need to write to reach her goal?
15+__=43 Answer: 28 more poems
400
What two tools can you use to measure the marker board?
meter stick and measuring tape
400
Estimate the length our white boards in centimeters.
20-25 centimeters
400
Colton ran for 18 yards. Kyla ran for 36 yards. Write two equations that could be used to show how much farther Kyla ran than Colton.
36-18=___ and 18+___=36
400
Will picked 22 flowers for his mom yesterday. Wyatt picked 15. How many more did Ashlyn pick than Eli?
22-___=15 Answer: 7 flowers
400
Aiden's goal is to get 13 home runs in this year. If he already made 9 home runs so far. How many more does he need? Write an equation and solve.
13-9=__ Answer 4 more home runs
500
Name three things in the class you would use a meter stick to measure.
White board, counter top, door, cabinets, classroom walls, etc.
500
Think of any 2 items that you would estimate to be 1 inch long.
Quarter, eraser, paperclip, safety pin
500
Two boxes are lined up in the classrom. One box is 15 inches long, and the other 38 inches long. What is the total length of the two boxes?
53 inches long
500
There are 13 more math problems that Michael needs to finish. He already did 29 problems. How many total were there? Write an equation and solve.
13+29=__ Answer: 42 problems.
500
Zach wants to measure the table in the left corner of our class with the papers and worksheets.. He is making an estimation of how many feet the length is. What is a good estimation of the length of the table?
4-5 feet.
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