Benchmarks and Measurement Relations
To estimate the distance from one side of your finger to the other, which benchmark would be best?
A) width of a paperclip
B) length of a baseball bat
C) height of a license plate
D) how far you can walk in 20 minutes
A) width of a paperclip
Which measurements are equal?
3 yards
30 feet
36 feet
9 feet
3 yards = 9 feet
Deborah bought 5 gallons of orange juice. Deborah says she bought 10 quarts of juice. What is her error?
Deborah bought 20 quarts of orange juice because there are 4 quarts in one gallon. So, 4x5 is 20.
2 meters contains how many millimeters?
2,000 millimeters
Joe has been taking lessons for 120 weeks. Jill has been taking lessons for 2 years. Who has been taking lessons for a longer amount of time?
Joe
A full bottle of water holds:
1 liter
1 milliliter
1 meter
1 millimeter
1 liter
Mrs. Potato-head bought 2 yards of fabric to make a dress for her date with Mr. Potato-head. How many inches of fabric did she buy?
72 inches of fabric
I am making sweet iced tea, so I mix 7 pints of tea together with sugar. How many fluid ounces of sweet tea did I make?
112 fluid ounces
25 centimeters is the same as how many meters?
25/100 meter
1/2 day is the same as how many hours?
12 hours
How many weeks are in 1 year? in 2? in 3?
52, 104, 156 weeks respectively
Write the symbol that compares the weights correctly.
24 ounces _______ 12 pounds
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The following is the distance in miles students walk to school:
1/2, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, 1/4, 4/4, 1
Make a line plot to show the data.
How many students walk one mile to school?
2 students
Jacob plays the cello. His bow is 9 decimeters long. How many meters is his bow?
9/10 or 0.9 meters long
1 day is the same as how many minutes?
1,440 minutes
How many inches are in 1 foot? in 2? in 4?
12, 24, 48 inches
Write the symbol that compares the weights correctly.
8,000 pounds _____ 4 tons
How many fluid ounces are in 2 gallons?
256 fluid ounces
What is the difference, in grams, between 4 kilograms and 2 kilograms?
2,000 grams
84 days
How many pints are in 1 quart? 2? 3?
2, 4, 6 pints
A humpback whale weighs 38 tons. How many pounds does a humpback whale weigh?
76,000 pounds
Terry had 3, 2 quart-sized bottles. How many gallons would this be?
1 1/2 or 1.5 gallons
No, they are not.
A celebrity started signing autographs at 8:00PM. She signed autographs for an hour and a half. What time was it when she stopped?
9:30PM