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Word Problems
100

About how many inches long is your knuckle?

1 in

100

How many inches tall is your math notebook?

11 in.

100

With which unit would you measure a crayon? a. inches b. yards

a. inches

100
How many inches are in one foot?
12 inches
100
Natalie's paper was 12 inches long. How many feet was her paper?
1 foot
200

Estimate how tall the door is in yards.

2 yards

200

How many inches wide is your math notebook ?

8 1/2 in
200

With which unit would you measure a soccer field? a. inches b. feet c. yards 

c. yards or meters

200
How many feet are in one yard?
3 feet.
200
Katie measured that her dresser was 2 yards long. How many feet did she have?
6 feet
300
Which is the best estimate for height of the whiteboard? a. 4 feet b. 10 feet c. 1 foot
a. 4 feet
300

Tricky!! About how many INCHES is 3 cm long?

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 feet are in two yards?

6 feet

300

Connor measured that his bathtub was 60 inches long. Was his bathtub longer or shorter than 1 yard? a. longer than one yard b. shorter than one yard

a. longer than one yard. (Because 1 meter = 100 cm. 140 cm > 100 cm... so the bathtub is longer than 1 meter.)

400

Which is the best estimate for height of Ms. Chausse? a. 5 feet b. 5 yards c. 5 inches

a. 5 feet

400

Would you use a yardstick or a ruler to measure the distance across the cafeteria at school?

yardstick

400

With which unit would you measure the length of our classroom? a. feet b. inches c. yards 

c. yards

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

Joshua measured that his shoe was 13 inches long. Kaleb measured that his shoe was 1 foot long. Who had the longer shoe?

Joshua 

500

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

a. 10 feet

500

Would you use a yardstick or tape measure to measure a ball?

tape measure

500

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

Inches

500
If 3 feet are in 1 yard, how many feet are in 3 yards?
9 feet.
500
Sawyer measured that the bookcase was 7 feet long. Chance measured that the bulletin board was 2 yards long. Which was longer, the bulletin board or the bookcase?
The bookcase, because the bookcase was 2 yards and 1 foot long.