Metres and Kms
Perimeter
Area
Problems and Puzzles
Volume and Capacity
100
1 metre is equal to this many cms
What is 100 cms?
100
Find the perimeter of this shape: A rectangle has the dimensions L=10dm, W=8dm
What is 80 dm?
100
Find the area of this shape: A square's side is 8 mm.
What is 64mm?
100
On a diagram, 1cm = 800 m. A bridge is 10 cm long. The length of the actual bridge is......
What is 8000m?
100
Formula for volume is....
What is L x W x H?
200
4 kms is equal this many metres.
What is 4000 metres?
200
Draw a shape with a perimeter of 18 cm. HINT: think of the different possibilities of the length and width
What are these dimensions: 1cm x 18cm or 18cm x 1cm 2cm x 9cm or 9cm x 2cm 3cm x 6cm or 6cm x 3cm
200
Width = 7 dm Length = 9 dm Find the area!
What is 63 dm?
200
Mr. Lanigan wants to make a rectangular fence around his home. He has 20 m of fencing. The width and length that will give the GREATEST area is...
What is 24m2? TOTAL width = 20m (10m x 2) TOTAL length = 4m (2m x 2)
200
Find the volume of a rectangular prism with the dimensions of: L = 2cm W= 4 cm H = 5 cm
What is 40 cm3?
300
If I convert 640 cm into multiple units, I get.... HINT: _____m ______cm
What is 6m 40cm?
300
ESTIMATE the perimeter or your desk. HINT: think of the most appropriate unit
What is 210cm/ 21dm?
300
A rectangle has an area of 20cm2 and a length of 4 cm. The width is....
What is 5 cm? CHECK 20/4 = 5cm
300
A puppy has a mass of 3500 grams. A second puppy has the mass of 2.5 kg. The mass of the first puppy in kg is....
What is 3.5 kg?
300
For the following capacity, you would need how many containers to fill 1 litre. 250 mL HINT: Think about how many mL are in 1 litre.
What is 4 containers?
400
55 dms = _____ mm
What is 5500 mm?
400
The perimeter of a shape is 28cm and the width is 4cm. The length is....
What is 7cm?
400
A square has an area of 36 cm2. The width is...
What is 6cm?
400
To change a measurement in kg to g, you have to....
What is multiply by 1000?
400
1 juice box = 340 mL. The juice box would be _____ litres.
What is 0.34 L?
500
If I convert 8kms 5m to metres I get...
What is 8005 m?
500
Write these shapes in order of greatest to least perimeter: 10dm, 8mm, 20 cm, 15cm, 1 km HINT: You might want to convert the units to all be the same units.
What is: 1km, 10dm, 20cm, 15cm, 8mm
500
Draw or write as many rectangles as you can with an area of 24mm2.
What is: 1mm x 24mm? or 24mm x 1mm? 2mm x 12mm? or 12mm x 2mm? 3mm x 8mm? or 8mm x 3mm? 4mm x 6mm? or 6mm x 4mm?
500
A matchbox has a mass of 20g. The mass of ONLY the match box is 8g. If there are 6 matches in the box, the mass of EACH match is.....
What is 2g? a) 20g - 8g = 12g b) 12g is the mass of ALL 6 matches. But we have to divide 12g by 6 matches. c) 12g / 6 = 2g
500
The juice level in a jug rises from 300 mL to 450 mL, when frozen strawberries are immersed in it. The volume of the strawberries is....
What is 150 cm3?
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