Homework 16 1. Circle the shortest one of each set. 2

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Homework 11
Sara lined up her centimeter cubes to find the
length of the picture of the paintbrush as shown
below.
Sara says the picture of the paintbrush is 5
centimeter cubes long.
Is her answer correct? Explain why or why not.
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Homework 12
Matt measured his index card using a centimeter
cube as he measured. He thinks the index card
is 10 centimeters long.
Is Matt’s work correct? Explain why or why not.
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If you were Matt’s teacher, what would you tell
him?
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Use your centimeter ruler
Homework 13
1. What is the length in centimeters
2. Find the length across the center of the
of each line below.
circle below.
The length across the circle is _____ cm.
a. Line a is _____ cm long.
b. Line b is _____ cm long
c. Line c is _____ cm long.
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Homework 14
1. Circle the centimeter (cm) or meter (m) to show
which measurement you would use to measure the
length of each object.
a.
b.
c.
Length of a train
cm
or
m
Length of an envelope
cm
or
m
Length of a house
cm
or
m
2. Would it take more meters or more centimeters
to measure the length of a playground? Explain
your answer.
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3. List 5 things in your house that you would
measure with a meter stick.
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2. _______________________________
3. _______________________________
4. _______________________________
5. _______________________________
Why would you want to measure the things you
listed with a meter stick instead of a centimeter
ruler?
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Date: _______________
Homework 15
1. Circle the most reasonable estimate for each
object.
a.
b.
c.
Length of a push pin
1 cm
Length of a classroom
door
100 cm
Length of your scissors
17 cm
or
1m
or
or
2m
42 cm
2. Estimate the length across this sheet of paper.
(Remember that your pinky is about 1 cm.)
This sheet of paper is about
________ cm long.
3. How does knowing that an unsharpened pencil is
about 20 cm long help you estimate the length of
your arm from your elbow to your wrist?
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Homework 16
1. Circle the shortest one of each set.
- 2- Circle le longest one of each set
Homework 17
1. How long is the bottle?
…..cm
2. Write the length of each segment.
…..cm
…..cm
…..cm
…..cm
…..cm
…..cm
…..cm
Homework 18
Measure each segment and order them from the shortest to the
longest.
A
……. cm
B
D
……. cm
……. cm
C
E
……. cm
……. cm
F
……. cm
H
G
……. cm
……. cm
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…….. …….. …….. …….. …….. …….. ……..
Homework 19
Who is the tallest?
Look at the height of these persons.
Write the names from the tallest to the shortest person.
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