True/False
True or False?
A ruler can have both inches and centimeters on it.
True
Louisa has 2 pencils. The red pencil is 3 inches long and the blue one is 8 inches long. How much longer is the blue pencil than the red?
8-3=5
The blue pencil is 5 inches longer.
Which is longer... 7 inches or 2 feet?
2 feet is longer. 2 feet = 24 inches
True or False?
A yardstick is longer than a meter stick.
False; a yardstick is 36 inches and a meter stick is 39 inches long, therefore the yardstick is shorter than the meter stick.
Addie has 12 inches of pink string and 15 inches of purple string. How many inches of string does she have altogether?
12+15=27
27 inches
How many inches are on a ruler?
12 inches
True or False?
Centimeters are bigger than inches.
False
Paige needs 50 centimeters of ribbon for a project. She has 23 centimeters of blue ribbon and 29 centimeters of red ribbon. Does she have enough?
23+29=52
Yes, she has enough because 52 is more than 50.
Would you need fewer inches or fewer centimeters to measure a window?
Fewer inches; the bigger the unit, the less you need.
True or False?
There are 3 feet in a yard.
True
Khloe has 17 feet of wrapping paper. She uses 8 feet to wrap presents. How much wrapping paper does she have left?
17-8=9
9 feet
1 inch
1 foot
1 centimeter
a paperclip is about 1 inch long.
True or False?
To measure a desk, you would need more centimeters than inches.
True; the smaller the unit, the more you will need.
Paula buys 34 yards of green rope and 45 yards of brown rope. How many yards of rope does she have altogether?
34+45=79
79 yards of rope
Where should you line up your ruler when you are measuring an item?
Line it up at the zero.