Comparing Units
Estimation
Line Plot
100
What number is missing from the data in the table?
8
200
Delilah’s group measured the lengths of their earthworms in science class. They use the data to make a line plot.
How much shorter is the shortest earthworm than the longest earthworm?
_________ cm
5 cm
300
Johari knows her book is 1 foot long. She uses her book to help her estimate the length of her bike. About how long is her bike?
❑ A. 4 inches
❑ B. 4 feet
❑ C. 4 centimeters
❑ D. 4 yards
4 feet
300
Joneer measured the lengths of some objects and made a line plot of the data.
How many objects did Joneer measure?
❑ A. 2 objects
❑ B. 1 object
❑ C. 4 objects
❑ D. 9 objects
4 objects
400
Dylan measured the height of a door. He says the door is about 2 units high.
Did Dylan measure with inches or yards?
yards
400
About how long is the key?
❑ A. 3 inches
❑ B. 9 inches
❑ C. 5 feet
❑ D. 9 yard
3 inches
400
The students measured the lengths of their hands in centimeters. They used the data to make a line plot.
Which statements about the line plot are correct? Choose the two correct answers.
❑ A. The difference between the shortest and longest hand is 1 cm.
❑ B. 3 students' hands are longer than 13 cm.
❑ C. 2 students' hands measure 13 cm.
❑ D. The least common length is 10 cm.
3 students' hands are longer than 13 cm.
2 students' hands measure 13 cm.
500
Emmanuel measured the length of the whiteboard using inches. Then he measured the length using feet. Which unit did he use more of?
He used more inches.
500
Estimate the length of the baseball bat using different units.
Circle inches or yards.
The baseball bat is about 94 inches / yards long.
Circle inches or yards.
The baseball bat is about 1 inch / yard long.
Circle fewer or more.
You need fewer / more inches than yards to measure the baseball bat.
94 inches
1 yard
You need more inches than yards to measure the baseball bat.
500
For a science project, Galilea recorded the lengths of several leaves. Her data is shown in this line plot.
_________ leaves are 5 inches long.
The combined length of the longest and shortest leaf is _________ inches.
The difference between the longest and shortest leaf is _________ inches.
There are _________ leaves that are at least 7 inches long.
3 leaves are 5 inches long.
The combined length of the longest and shortest leaf is 11 inches.
The difference between the longest and shortest leaf is 5 inches.
There are 1 leaves that are at least 7 inches long.