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Measure it!
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Word Problems
100
About how many centimeters wide is your thumbnail?
1 cm
100

Which on of the following units of measurement is best to use when estimating the length of a football field?

a. Inch b. Foot c. Yard d. Mile

C. Yard

100
With which unit would you measure a crayon? a. centimeters b. meters
a. centimeters
100

40+_____=100 centimeters

60 centimeters

100

Hudson's family drop 27 miles to their farm to feed the horses, and then drove straight back home.  How many miles did they drive in all?

What is 54

200
Estimate how tall the door is in yards.
2 yards
200

How many centimeters long is a  small paperclip?

What is 3 cm.

200

With which unit would you measure a soccer field?

a. inches or centimeters

b. feet

c. yards or meters

c. yards or meters

200

Which one of the following can be a good estimate for the length of a brand new pencil? a. 1 inch  b. 10 inches  c. 100 inches d. 1,000 inches

10 inches

200

Jenny's piece of ribbon is 9 inches longer than Laura's ribbon.  If Laura's ribbon is 32 inches long, how long is Jenny's piece of ribbon?

What is 41 inches

300
Which is the best estimate for height of the whiteboard? a. 4 feet b. 10 feet c. 1 foot
a. 4 feet
300

If an eyebrow is about 3 cm long, about how many inches long is the eyebrow?

1 inch (1 inch = a little less than 3 cm)

300
With which unit would you measure the height of a person?
feet
300
How many centimeters are in one meter?
100 centimeters.
300

If Leo's paintbrush is 16 cm and Ramon's paintbrush is 8 cm, how much longer is Leo's paintbrush than Ramon's?

What is 8 cm.

400
Which is the best estimate for height of Mrs. Estopinal? a. 6 feet b. 6 meters c. 6 centimeters
a. 6 feet
400
Would you use a yardstick or a ruler to measure the distance from your desk to the bathroom?
yardstick
400

With which unit would you measure the length of our library? a. feet b. centimeters c. yards or meters

c. yards or meters.

400
If 12 inches are in 1 foot, how many inches are in 2 feet?
24 inches
400

The slide on the playground at school is 98 inches tall.  The slide on the playground at church is 13 inches shorter than the one at school.  What is the combined height of both slides?

What is 183 inches.

500
Which is the best estimate for the height of a stopsign? a. 10 feet b. 10 inches c. 10 meters
a. 10 feet
500

Which one of the following can be a good estimate for the length of a dollar bill?

a. 6 inches b. 60 inches c. 600 inches d. 6,000 inches

a. 6 inches

500

With which unit would you measure the length of a person's ear? a. centimeters b. feet c. yards Estimate the length of a person's ear.

centimeters. Estimation between 4 and 9 centimeters.

500
If 3 feet are in 1 yard, how many feet are in 3 yards?
9 feet.
500

The average wingspan of a bald eagle is 80 inches, and the average wingspan of a peregrine falcon is 37 inches. What is the difference of the wingspans of these two birds?

 What is 43 inches.