Length Measurement Math Example 1

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Example 1

easy
A pencil is measured using paper clips as units. It takes 5 paper clips placed end to end to match the length of the pencil. How long is the pencil in paper clip units?

Solution

  1. 1
    Each paper clip is one unit of length.
  2. 2
    Count the paper clips laid end to end: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
  3. 3
    The pencil is 5 paper clip units long.

Answer

5 paper clip units
Measurement means using a repeated unit to describe how long something is. Here each paper clip is the unit.

About Length Measurement

Measuring how long something is using standard units (cm, m, in, ft) by finding the difference between start and end marks.

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Example 2 medium

A bookshelf is 36 inches long. A book is 12 inches wide. How many books can fit side by side on the

Example 3 medium

Convert [formula] km to meters, then to centimeters.

Example 4 easy

A worm is 4 cubes long and a caterpillar is 7 cubes long. How much longer is the caterpillar?

Example 5 medium

A table is 48 inches long. A chair is 16 inches wide. How many chairs can line up along the table?

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