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Word Problems
Units of measurement & their purpose
100

How many inches are in a foot?

What is 12 

100

Each truck is 45 feet long. What is the total length of 2 trucks?

What is 90 feet

100

What unit of measurement should one use to measure an eraser? (inches, feet, yards, miles)

What is inches

200

How many feet are in a yard?

What is 3

200

Last year, Sean was 105 cm tall. He grew 12 cm in the past year. How tall is he now?

What is 117cm

200

What unit of measurement should one use to measure a football field? (inches, feet, yards, miles)

What is yards

300

How many inches are in 2 feet?

What is 24

300

The crayon is 2 inches shorter than the pen. If the pen is 7 inches long, how long is the crayon?

What is 5 inches

300

What unit of measurement should one use to measure a person's height? (inches, feet, yards, miles)

What is feet (inches would also be acceptable)

400

How many feet are in 10 yards?

What is 30

400

A piece of wire is 24 inches long. If the wire is cut into 6 equal pieces, how long is each piece of wire?

What is 4 inches

400

What unit of measurement should one use to measure the length of a country? (inches, feet, yards, miles)

What is miles
500

How many inches are in a yard

What is 36

500

If the width of seven parking spots is 28 feet wide, then what is the width of 3 parking spots?

What is 12 feet

500

Why do different units of measurement exist? 

What is to provide accurate measurements for big things, small things, and everything in between.

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