WS 11.9 Use Metric Rulers
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Measure each object to the nearest centimeter and the nearest millimeter.
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Draw a line segment with each of the following lengths.
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5) 2 cm
6) 6 cm
7) 45 mm
8) 83 mm
9) Compare the units of length you would use to measure the following:
the length of a bicycle and the width of a dime. Explain your reasoning.
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10) The length of a cell phone is 8 cm to the nearest centimeter and 81 mm
to the nearest millimeter. Which measurement is more precise?
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Cut out and use this ruler.
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11) Jessie used a ruler to measure the length of a colored pencil. She
said the pencil was 14.3 millimeters long. Explain her mistake.
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12) What is the correct measurement for the pencil?
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13) The length of Jane’s hamster is 114 millimeters to the nearest
millimeter and 11 centimeter to the nearest centimeter. Which
measurement is more precise? _______________________________
14) Hanley measured the height of his glass to be 13 centimeters.
Sally measured the same glass to be 132 millimeters. Who used the
more precise measurement? ___________________________
Measure each object to the nearest millimeter and the nearest
centimeter.
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