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 Math Mammoth
Measuring Worksheets Collection
Answer Key Contents
Worksh. Ans. key Worksh. Ans. key
Length page page Systems page page
Measuring Length: Customary Units of Measuring .................. 32 12
Customary Units .......................................... 6 4 Metric System Prefixes .............................. 33 13
Measuring Length: Metric ............................ 7 4 Converting Metric Units ............................. 34 13
Perimeter ..................................................... 8 4 Measuring in Metric System ...................... 35 14
Measuring Length ...................................... 9 4 Word Problems with Metric System ........... 36 14
Measuring Length 1 .................................... 10 4 Convert Between Customary
Measuring Length 1 (cont'd) ...................... 11 4 and Metric ................................................. 37 14
Converting Units of Length .......................... 12 5
Measuring Length 2 ..................................... 13 5
Area Units .................................................... 14 6 Mixed Problems
Area Units .................................................... 15 6
and Word Problems
Review ....................................................... 38 15
Weight Measuring Time and Review .................... 39 15
Review 2 .................................................... 40 15
Measures of Weight .................................... 16 7
Problems with Measurement Units ............ 41 15
Measuring Mass .......................................... 17 7
Word Problems with
Customary Units of Weight ........................ 18 7
Measurement Units .................................... 42 16
Metric Units of Weight ................................. 19 8
Measuring Mass ......................................... 20 9

Temperature
Capacity Temperature/Fahrenheit ............................. 43 17
Temperature (Celsius) ................................ 44 17
Measures of Capacity ................................. 21 9
Temperature 1 ............................................. 45 17
Capacity - Metric .......................................... 22 9
Temperature 2 ............................................. 46 17
Customary Units of Capacity ...................... 23 10
Measuring Temperature .............................. 47 18
Metric Units of Capacity ............................. 24 10
Measuring Volume ...................................... 25 11
Volume Units ............................................... 26 11
Time
Telling Time (to quarter hour) .................. 48 18
Estimating Telling Time (to 5-min. intervals) ............. 49 19
Telling Time (to the minute)....................... 50 19
Estimate Area ............................................ 31 11
Elapsed Time ............................................ 51 19
Time: Month and Years ............................. 52 20
Time: Hours and Minutes ......................... 53 20
Time Calculations ...................................... 54 20

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Measuring Length: Customary Units, p. 6

2. a. 1 1/2 in b. 1/2 in c. 3 in d. 2 1/2 in e. 4 1/2

3. Answers will vary.
4. a. 20 feet b. 100 miles c. 50 yards d. 1 yard e. 5 1/2 feet
5. a. 24 in b. 72 in c. 120 in d. 14 in e. 45 in f. 71 in g. 122 in h. 88 in i. 68 in

Measuring Length: Metric, p. 7

1. Check the student's work.

2. a. 4 cm b. 2 cm c. 5 cm d. 9 cm e. 15 cm
3. Answers will vary.
4. a. 3 m b. 100 km c. 30 m d. 1 m e. 1 m 70 cm

Perimeter, p. 8

1. a. 28 in b. 72 feet c. 75 in d. 32 in e. 17 in f. 56 ft g. 22 in h. 4ft 8in i. 10 ft

2. The third side is 5 in and the perimeter is 12 inches.
3. 27 in
Measuring Length, p. 9
1. a. 1 1/4 in b. 2 in c. 2 1/4 in d. 2 3/4 in
2. a. 3.165 cm b. 5.08 cm c. 5.715 cm d. 6.985 cm
3 - 5. Answers will vary.

Measuring Length 1, pp. 10 - 11

1. The teacher should check students' measurements. The values given below might not match exactly
what you measure because of possible differences during the printing process.
a. 1 7/16 in; 3 cm 6 mm b. 7/8 in; 2 cm 1 mm c. 2 1/4 in; 5 cm 7 mm d. 4 1/4 in; 10 cm 8 mm
2. The teacher should check students' lines. The students' measurements should be close to the ones given below.
a. 1 inch b. 2 inches c. 3 inches d. 4 inches e. 3 1/4 inches
2 cm 5 mm 5 cm 0 mm 7 cm 5 mm 10 cm 1 mm 8 cm 2 mm
f. 1 1/8 inches g. 2 3/8 inches h. 7/8 inch i. 1 5/8 inches j. 1 3/4 inches
2 cm 9 mm 6 cm 0 mm 2 cm 2 mm 4 cm 1 mm 4 cm 4 mm

3. The teacher should check the students' lines. The measurements in inches should be close to the ones given below.
length 1 cm 2 cm 3 cm 4 cm 5 cm
inches 3/8 13/16 1 3/16 1 9/16 2 in

4. a. 1 3/8 in. b. 2 7/8 in. c. 2 2/4 in. d. 5/8 in. e. 4 cm f. 10 cm g. 1 in. h. 3 in. i. 1/2 in.

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Converting Units of Length, p. 12

1. Fill the tables.

ft/in Inches ft/in Inches yards feet meters/cm cm
1 ft 12 1 ft 3 in 15 1 yd 3 ft 1 m 40 cm 140 cm
2 ft 24 2 ft 24 3 yd 9 ft 2m 200 cm
2 ft 3 in 27 2 ft 1 in 25 3 yd 2 ft 11 ft 2 m 54 cm 254 cm
3 ft 36 3 ft 1 in 37 4 yd 12 ft 3m 300 cm
3 ft 8 in 44 4 ft 48 4 yd 2 ft 14 ft 3 m 14 cm 314 cm
4 ft 48 4 ft 2 in 50 10 yd 30 ft 4 m 52 cm 452 cm
5 ft 4 in 64 5 ft 6 in 66 11 yd 1 ft 34 ft 7 m 39 cm 739 cm
6ft 7in 79 6 ft 6 in 78 12 yd 1 ft 37 ft 10 m 1000 cm

2. a. P = 18 ft 4 in b. P = 2 ft 8 in c. 2 m 25 cm d. 60 cm e. 5 m 20 cm
f. If one piece is... 2 ft 2 ft 5 in 2 ft 9 in 3 ft 4 in 3 ft 10 in 4 ft 2 in
...the other piece is 3 ft 2 ft 7 in 2 ft 3 in 1 ft 8 in 1 ft 2 in 10 in

Measuring Length 2, p. 13

1. a. 175 cm b. 100 yd c. 6 in. d. 3 cm

2. a. cm b. inches c. inches d. yards e. feet f. miles or km
3.
How many...
millimeters in a meter? 1,000 mm
centimeters in a meter? 100 cm
inches in a yard? 36 in
feet in a mile? 5,280 ft

4. a. 2 ft 10 in b. 500 cm c. 223 in. 5. a. 56.9cm or 56 cm 9 mm

27 ft 1 in 3,000 m 52 yd 0 ft b. 12.6 in. or 12 5/8 in.
40 ft 11 in e. 540 mm f. 99 yd c. 14 in.
d. 8 ft 2 in 70 cm 5,630 yd d. The answer will depend on length of your step.

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Area Units, p. 14

1. a. 144 square inches b. 9 ft2 c. 100 mm2

2. Imagine a square with one meter sides. Each side is 100 cm.

The area in square meters is 1 m × 1 m = 1 m2.

The area in square centimeters is 100 cm × 100 cm = 10,000 cm2.

3. Imagine a square with two meter sides. Each side is 200 cm.

The area in square meters is 4 m2. The area in square centimeters is 40,000 cm2.
4. Imagine a square with 8 feet sides. Each side is 96 in.

The area in square feet is 64 ft2. The area in square inches is 9216 in2.

5. a. 4.44 ft2 b. 74.80 cm2 c. 331.2 in2 d. 43,900 cm2

e. 1,300 mm2 f. 6.22 ft2

6. a. 1,440 sq. in. b. 33.33 sq. yd. c. 6.22 sq. ft. d. 3.6 cm2
e. 17,000 cm2.
7. The floor is 288 in x 192 in. Lengthwise you need 288 in ÷ 7.75 in = 37 whole tiles, and widthwise
192 ÷ 7.75 = 24 whole tiles. All total you need 37 x 24 = 888 whole tiles.
Each of the tiles is 60.0625 square inches; so 888 of them cover 53335.5 square inches. The area of
the whole floor is 55,296 sq. in. The difference, 1960.5 sq. in., is what needs covered with fractional tiles.
Area Units, p. 15

1. a. sides are 10 mm; area is 100 mm2 3. b. 4 x 6 in. versus 10 x 15 cm photo:

b. sides are 100 cm; area is 10,000 cm2 The difference is 4.8 cm2 or 0.744 sq in.
c. sides are 1000 m; area is 1,000,000 m2 5 x 7 in. versus 13 x 18 cm photo:
The difference is 8.2 cm2 or 1.27 sq in.
d. sides are 12 in; area is 144 sq. in
e. sides are 3 ft; area is 9 sq. ft 8 x 10 in. versus 20 x 25 cm photo:
f. sides are 5,280 ft; area is 27,878,400 sq. ft
The difference is 16.1 cm2 or 2.49 sq in.
How to do these? First convert the inches
1 cm2 = 100 mm2 into centimeters; then calculate the area:
4 in. x 6 in. = 10.16 cm x 15.24 cm = 154.8 cm2.
1 m2 = 10,000 cm2 Next, calculate the area of the corresponding size
in centimeters: 10 cm x 15 cm = 150 cm2.
1 km2 = 1,000,000 m2
Find the difference: 154.8 − 150 = 4.8 cm2.
This is the first answer. Now, take the difference
in square centimeters and convert it back into
square inches: 4.8 ÷ 6.4516 = 0.744 sq in.
1 sq. ft = 144 sq. in.
c. The 10 x 15 cm photo is 3.1% smaller in area
1 sq. yd. = 9 sq. ft. than the 4 x 6 in. photo.
1 sq. mi. = 27,878,400 sq. ft. The 13 x 18 cm photo is 3.6% bigger in area than
the 5 x 7 in. photo.
2. a. 1 acre = 48,400 square yards
The 20 x 25 cm photo is 3.1% smaller in area
1 acre = 435,600 square feet
than the 8 x 10 in. photo.
b. 1 sq. in = 6.4516 cm2.
c. 1 sq. ft = 0.09290304 m2. 4. a. 2.43 acres. First calculate the remaining lot
in square feet (1,059,000 sq ft), and then divide
3. a. 4 x 6 in. with 10 x 15 cm that by 660 x 660.
5 x 7 in. with 13 x 18 cm b. 2.8% c. $1,928
8 x 10 in. with 20 x 25 cm

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Measures of Weight, p. 16

1. a. 1 ounce b. 170 pounds c. 2 lb d. 2 lb e. 1 oz

2. Adult woman - 120 pounds; Puppy - 2 pounds; Pencil - 1 ounce; School book - 1 pound; Magazine - 4 ounces;
9-year old boy - 60 pounds
3 - 4. Answers will vary.

Measuring Mass, p. 17

1. a. 200 kg b. 70 kg c. 500 g d. 1 kg e. 30 g
2. Adult woman 60kg; 5-ga. Bucket full of water 20kg; Spoonful of sand 3 g;
Book 300 grams; CD 30 grams; Car 1,500 kg
3 - 4. Answers will vary.
Customary Units of Weight, p. 18

1. Pounds 1 2 2 1/2 3 3 1/2 4 5 5 1/2 10 20

Ounces 16 32 40 48 56 64 80 88 160 320

Tons 1 2 3 5 7 10 20 30
Pounds 2,000 4,000 6,000 10,000 14,000 20,000 40,000 60,000

2. a. 17 oz; 36 oz; 91 oz b. 6,000 lb; 6T; 96 oz

c. 3 lb 2 oz; 2 lb 8 oz; 1 lb 14 oz
3. a. > b. > c. < d. = e. > f. <
4.

5. a. x = 1 lb 1 oz or x = 17 oz b. x = 3 lb c. x = 3 oz

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Metric Units of Weight, p. 19

1. Fill the table.

kilograms 1 2 2 1/2 3 3 1/2 4 7 9 1/2 10 20
grams 1,000 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 7,000 9,500 10,000 20,000
AGE WEIGHT Weight gain from
2. a. 1,100 g; 5,400 g b. 2 kg 500 g; 10 kg 200 g c. 6,000 g; 8,500 g (yrs) (kg. previous year
3. a. Fill in the table how much weight Greg gained during each year. 0 3 kg 300 g -
1 10 kg 200 g 6 kg 900 g
b. When did he grow the fastest?
Between 13 and 14 years. Also periods of fast growth are 2 12 kg 300g 2 kg 100 g
between 11 and 12 years, between 15 and 16 years 3 14 kg 600 g 2 kg 300 g
4 16 kg 700 g 2 kg 100 g
c. How can you see the 'fast' growth periods on the chart?
5 18 kg 700 g 2 kg
The chart is steeper than at other points. 6 20 kg 700 g 2 kg
5. a. 4 kg 400 g b. 8,800 g c. 250 g 7 22 kg 900 g 2 kg 200 g
8 25 kg 300 g 2 kg 400 g
9 28 kg 100 g 2 kg 800 g
10 31 kg 400 g 2 kg 700 g
11 32 kg 200 g 800 g
12 37 kg 4 kg 800 g
13 40 kg 900 g 3 kg 900 g
14 47 kg 6 kg 100 g
15 52 kg 600 g 4 kg 400 g
16 58 kg 5 kg 400 g
17 62 kg 700 g 3 kg 300 g
18 65 kg 2 kg 300 g

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Measuring Mass 2, p. 20

1. How many...
a. milligrams in a 1/2 gram? 500 mg
b. grams in 5 kilograms? 5,000 g
c. ounces in 5 pounds? 80 oz
d. pounds in 3 tons? 6,000 lb
e. ounces in a ton? 32,000 oz

2.
volume 100 mL 200 mL 250 mL 500 mL 1L
weight in grams 100 g 200 g 250 g 500 g 1,000 g
weight in oz 3.5 oz 7 oz 9 oz 17.5 oz 35 oz

3. a. > b. < c. > d. < 5. a. pounds b. pounds c. grams d. ounces

e. = f. < g. < h. >
6. a. 4 lb 14oz b. 73 oz c. 5,500 g
4. a. 25 kg b. 70 lb c. 64 g 11 lb 14 oz 452 oz 1/2 g
d. 90 g e. 80 kg f. 100 lb 2 lb 10 oz 5,000 lb 7,000 mg

Measures of Capacity, p. 21
1. a. 3 quarts b. 5 ounces c. 40 gallons d. 1 quart e. 12 ounces
2. car's tank - 15 gallons; soda pop - 12 ounces; cup of tea - 6 ounces;
bucket - 4 gallons; bottle of oil - 24 ounces; jar of mayonnaise - 1 quart
3 - 4. Answers will vary.

Capacity - Metric, p. 22
1. a. 10 ml b. 150 ml c. 1 liter d. 300 ml e. 80 liters
2. teaspoon - 5 ml; glass of water - 250 ml; bucket - 12 liters;
1quart canning jar - 1 liter; Bottle of shampoo - 350 ml.
3- 4. Answers will vary.

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Customary Units of Capacity, p. 23

3. a. 1 pt; 1 qt b. 4 c; 12 c c. 3 qt; 2 qt d. 40 qt; 80 c

4. a. < b. < c. > d. = e. < f. <

1. a. b. c. d. 5. a. x = 3 c b. x = 13 c c. x = 2 1/2 c d. x = 13 pt

2. Fill the tables.

Quarts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Pints 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
Cups 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32

Gallons 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Quarts 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32
Cups 16 32 48 64 80 96 112 128

Metric Units of Capacity, p. 24

1. a. b. c. d.
2. Fill the table.
L 1 2 3 5 10 12 15 30
mL 1,000 2,000 3,000 5,000 10,000 12,000 15,000 30,000

3. a. 9,000 mL b. 12 L c. 20 L d. 15,000 mL
4. a. 5 mL b. 750 mL c. 10 liters
d. 1 liters e. 200 mL f. 80 L
5. a. 750 mL b. 1 L 200 mL (or 1,200 mL)
c. 600 ml d. 700 ml

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Measuring Volume, p. 25

1. How many...
milliliters in a liter? 1,000mL
liters in a kiloliter? 1,000L
milliliters in a kiloliter? 1,000,000mL
ounces in a pint? 16 oz
pints in a gallon? 8 pints

2. The values below are to the nearest 10 ml. However, students' measuring cups might only show values
to nearest 50 ml, so variations from these are quite possible.
volume 2 fl oz 4 fl oz 1 cup 1 pint 3 cups 1 quart
milliliters 60 ml 110 ml 230 ml 450 ml 680 ml 910 ml

3. a. > b. < c. = d. < e. < f. > g. > h. <

4. a. 2 L b. 6 fl oz c. 16 L
5. a. gallons b. grams or milliliters c. liters d. milliliters
3
6. a. 4 cups 2 fl oz; 28 qt b. 12,000 mL; 0.5 L c. qt; 2 qt 1 fl oz
4
1 1 1
d. gal ; 384 fl oz e. 6 dL; 4 L f. 2 qt; 1 qt
2 2 2

Volume Units, p. 26

1. a. 12 in × 12 in × 12 in = 1,728 cubic inches 4. 3,600 / 231 = 15.58 or about 16 gallons.

b. 2.54 cm × 2.54 cm × 2.54 cm = 16.387 cm3
5. 59 gallons
c. 10 mm × 10 mm × 10 mm = 1000 mm3
d. 100 cm × 100 cm × 100 cm = 1,000,000 cm3 6. 6 cups and 5 ounces. It holds about 3.3247 pints,
e. 3.2808 ft × 3.2808 ft × 3.2808 ft which would be about 6.6494 cups. Convert
= 35.313376 cubic feet the 0.6494 cups to ounces this
f. 30.48 cm × 30.48 cm × 30.48 cm way: 0.6494 × 8 oz = 5.19 oz.
= 28,316.846 cm3 7. a. 1000 liters
2. 1,176 cubic centimeters and 1,176 milliliters. b. 109.5 cubic feet
(Remember 1 ml is equal to 1 cubic centimeter.) c. 885 cm³
Yes, you can store 1 liter of milk in it. d. 1155 cu. in.
e. 6.796 m³
3. 977 cm3 and 977 ml. You are short-changed f. 14,170 cubic inches
23 ml of shampoo.

Estimate Area, p. 31

1. d. There are 3 x 3 = 9 square feet in one square yard.

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Customary Units of Measuring, p. 32

→ → →
1. a. LENGTH: inch foot yard mile
× 12 ×3 × 1760

→ →
b. WEIGHT: ounce pound ton
× 16 × 2000

→ → → →
c. CAPACITY: ounce cup pint quart gallon
× 8 × 2 × 2 × 4
2. a. yes b. no. Multiply instead of dividing. c. no. Divide instead of multiplying. d. yes
3. 1 foot = 12 inches. a. 1/3 ft b. 7/12 ft c. 1 5/12 ft d. 24 in e. 54 in f. 88 in
1 lb = 16 oz g. 10 oz h. 56 oz i. 28 oz j. 3/8 lb k. 4 lb 14 oz l. 11 lb 13 oz
1 T = 2000 lb m. 1/2 T n. 4/5 T o. 1 7/10 T p. 4,400 lb q. 6,940 lb r. 161,800 lb
1 quart = 4 cups = 32 ounces A. 10 c B. 11 c C. 2 1/4 qt D. 3 3/4 qt E. 1 5/8 c F. 129 oz = 4 qt 0 c 1 oz
1 gallon = 4 quarts = 8 pints G. 3 qt H. 18 qt I. 480 pt J. 27.176 qt K. 1 1/2 gal L. 3 1/4 gal
1 mile = 1760 yards = 5280 feet M. 26,400 ft N. 6,336 ft O. 1578.72 yd P. 2.61mi Q. 1.95 mi R. 0.055 mi

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Metric System Prefixes, p. 33

Prefix Meaning Units - length Units - mass Units - volume

milli- thousandth = 0.001 millimeter (mm) milligram (mg. milliliter (mL or ml)
centi- hundredth = 0.01 centimeter (cm) centigram (cg. centiliter (cL)
deci- tenth = 0.1 decimeter (dm) decigram (dg. deciliter (dL)
- - meter (m) gram (g. liter (L)
deca- ten = 10 decameter (dam) decagram (dag. decaliter (daL)
hecto- hundred = 100 hectometer (hm) hectogram (hag. hectoliter (hL)
kilo- thousand = 1000 kilometer (km) kilogram (kg. kiloliter (kL)

2. b. 7 cm c. 4 dm d. 5 kg e. 32 cL f. 708 mg g. 143 km h. 5 hL i. 7 dL j. 90 cm
3. b. 0.002 L c. 0.075 g d. 0.450 L e. 0.6 m f. 7,000 m
g. 0.34 L h. 45,000 g i. 0.09 m j. 0.016 m k. 6,200 L l. 0.9 L
4.
1m 5m 145 m 0.1 m 0.45 m 0.9 m 0.06 m 1.5 m 2.34 m
dm 10 50 1,450 1 4.5 9 0.6 15 23.4
cm 100 500 14,500 10 45 90 6 150 234
mm 1,000 5,000 145,000 100 450 900 60 1,500 2,340

5. Change kilometers to meters.

km 3.4 km 4.62 km 0.309 km 0.73 km 0.05 km 0.028 km 0.3 km
m 3,400 4,620 309 730 50 28 300

Converting Metric Units, p. 34

1 a. km hm dam m dm cm mm b. kg hg dag g dg cg mg
3,290 m 56.089 g
3 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 0 8 9
235 m 0 2 3 5 0 0 0 4,309 g 4 3 0 9 0 0 0
7.09 m 0 0 0 7 0 9 0 0.45 g 0 0 0 0 4 5 0
3.4 m 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 2.65 g 0 0 0 2 6 5 0
65 m 0 0 6 5 0 0 0 890 g 0 8 9 0 0 0 0
0.085 m 0 0 0 0 0 8 5 24 g 0 0 2 4 0 0 0

2 a. 3.4 m = 34 dm = 340 cm = 3,400 mm 3. b. decimeter c. decimeter d. meter e. kilogram

f. deciliter g. centigram h. meter
b. 3,290 m = 3.290 km = 32.90 hm = 329.0 dam
= 3290 m 4. b. 545 dm c. 21.3 dm d. 8.94 m e. 1.300 kg
f. 452.93 dL g. 305 cg h. 2,453 m
c. 65 m = 650 dm = 6,500 cm = 65,000 mm
5. a. 45 dm b. 389 cm c. 0.036 km d. 4.2 cm
d. 2.65 g = 26.5 dg = 265 cg = 2,650 mg e. 2.38 m f. 0.450 km g. 0.490 L h. 0.034 L
i. 36,000 mL j. 5,400 mL k. 380 mL l. 1,283 mL
e. 890 g = 0.890 kg = 8.90 hg = 89 dag = 890 g
m. 0.348 kg n. 2,900 g o. 0.045 kg p. 42,000 g
q. 2,680 g r. 290 g

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Measuring in Metric System, p. 35

1. a. 35 km b. 18 g c. 45 kg d. 250 mL e. 180 mL f. 1.40 m

2. a. 3,188 g or 3.188 kg b. 4,840 mL or 4.84 L

3. Item Volume Item Mass

Tablespoonful of water 15 mL cell phone 200 g
small pop bottle 350 mL baby 3 kg
shampoo bottle 600 mL bucket of water 10 kg
ice cream container 2L full suitcase 30 kg
bucket of water 10 L grandpa 75 kg

4. a. 23 cm or 0.23 m b. 4.5 cm or 45 mm c. 98 cm or 0.98 m d. 2.4 m e. 170 cm or 1.7 m f. 1.34 m

5. a. 5.2 kg 9.80 kg 0.047 kg 2.04 kg 0.4 kg 5.018 kg 0.004 kg

g 5,200 9,800 47 2,040 400 5,018 4

b. 1L 27 L 54.8 L 0.6 L 0.75 L 0.238 L 0.06 L 0.004 L 1.298 L

mL 1,000 27,000 54,800 600 750 238 60 4 1,298

Word Problems with Metric System, p. 36

1. a. The difference is 30 cm. Jane will be 145 cm tall. 2. The volume of the cup is 56 ml.
b. 5 m + 4.5 m + 5 m + 4.5 m − 1.2 m − 0.9 m = 16.9 m Then she figures how many tiny cupfuls of coffee
she can serve out of her 2.3-liter coffeepot.
c. 8 bottles; 6 bottles (one won't be full); 4 bottles How many is that? 41
d. 6 L 250 mL If Jane wants to serve 500 people, how much
coffee should she make? 28 liters
e. 1,750 ml ÷ 8 ≈ 220 mL
What about if she doesn't fill them full to the brim
f. 8 L 800 mL
but instead each tiny cup is only 3/4 full; then how
g. 5,240 g. There are 12 weeks from the age of much coffee should she make for 500 people?
1 week to 3 months; baby grows 12 x 170 g = 2,040 g. 21 liters

h. 13 kg 960 g

Convert Between Customary and Metric, p. 37

1. a. 2.5 cm b. 30 cm c. 1.5 km d. 1 L e. 4 lb f. 3 ft g. 240 mL h. 4 L

2. a. 1 in b. 1 L c. 1 kg d. 1 oz e. 20 cm f. 20 lb g. 3 gal h. 7 m EASY
ballpark figures:
3. a.1 cm = 0.3937 in b. 1 m = 1.0936 yd c. 1 L = 1.0571 qt d. 1 kg = 2.222 lb 1 m ≈ 1 yd
25 cm = 9.8425 in 5.4 m = 5.9054 ft 4.6 L = 4.8626 qt 0.568 kg = 1.262 lb 1 L ≈ 1 qt
1 kg ≈ 2 lb
5 in = 12.7 cm 30 ft = 9.144 m 1 gal = 3.784 L 75 lb = 33.75 kg
10 in = 25.4 cm 22 ft = 6.7056 m 3 1/2 qt = 3.311 L 8.5 lb = 3.825 kg
4. c. 6. 1 quart is 0.946 L, and also 32 oz, so 64 oz is
2 quarts. 2 quarts is 1.892 L, so the 2.2 L
5. 30 cm. Remember, student rulers container is 308 mL larger.
are not made to be 30.48 cm long.
7. Angela, Theresa, Elizabeth, Judie.
8. 21.097 km

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Review 1, p. 38

1. Student answers should be between these limits:

a. 9-25 feet b. 7-12 in c. 4-5ft or in between d. 1 1/2-3 in e. 4-8 oz f. 3-6 gallons g. 1/2 oz - 2oz
h. near 1 quart i. -40°F ... 32°F j. 70°F - 90°F k. 120 - 240 pounds l. 99°F...105°F m. 2-6 oz n. 2-4 lb
2. a. 70 b. 36 c. 60 d. 80 e. 140 f. 0
3. a. 23 b. 150 c. 27
4. a. There are 12 inches in each foot. 5 × 12 in = 60 in. b. 5 × 12 in + 5 in = 65 in
c. 6 × 10 - 1 = 69 passengers, six full and one with nine.
d. 9 × 5 + 3 = 48 balls e. 3 × 3 + 2 × 5 = 19 bottles. f. 10 + 10 + 8 + 8 = 36 ft.

Measuring and Time Review, p. 39

1. water freezing = 0°C; a mile race about = 1.6 km; a canning jar = 1 liter; water boiling = 100°C;
the weight of a letter = 20 grams; the width of a desk = 60 cm; the weight of a man = 70 kg;
a spoonful = 15 ml.

2. a. 2:25 b. 10:47 c. 6:37

3. a. 1:45 b. 4:15 c. 12:35 d. 2:40 PM e. 12:09 PM f. 5 PM

Review 2, p. 40

1. a. 11 × 365 days + 3 days = 4018 days. 2L 1.5 L

b. In 3 days there are 3 × 24 = 72 hours. So the flood waters bottles bottles
would rise 72 × 2 in = 144 inches = 12 feet!
c. Store trip: 2 × 1 m 900 m = 3 km 800 m.
how many bottles
3 4
Library trip: 2 × 2 km 300 m = 4 km 600 m. needed to make 6 L
Difference is 800 m. price per one bottle $1.25 $1
d. 700 yards.
e. No. Total cost for 6 L $3.75 $4
f. Which kind of bottles are cheaper per liter?
The 2 L bottles.
g. 5 × $0.89 = $4.45
h. 32 × $0.09 = $2.88
i. You need five bags. Total cost is 5 × $1.69 = $8.45.

Problems with Measurement Units, p. 41

1. a. $1.40 per lb b. $0.99 per apple 4. a.13 lb 9 oz b. 109 ft 2 in c. 2 h 49 min

c. $1.05 per ounce d. $12.7 per gallon d. 45 ft 6 in e. 12 lb 3 oz f. 14 qt 30 oz
2. a. 16 oz bottle for $6.99 b. 2 lb for $0.99 5. a. In ounces, the company had bought
c. 100 yd rope for $35 24 × 2.5 × 128 oz = 7680 oz,
so it made 7680 / 8 = 960 jars.
3. a. 375 servings per container b. 2 g b. At least $1.20 c. $2.16

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Word Problems with Measurement Units, p. 42

1. a. Three times 2 3/8 inches is 6 9/8 in, or 7 1/8 in. Three years ago Jack was 4 ft 3 in − 7 1/8 in = 3 ft 7 7/8 in.
2. 40 ft is 480 in. Since 480 ÷ 21 = 22.857, you can fit 22 chairs. If you leave the walkways, you can fit 19 chairs.
3. 4 quarts is 4 × 4 × 8 = 128 oz. He will need 22 bottles (the last bottle won't be full).
4. 2 lb 3 oz is 35 oz. The maximum weight is 60 lb, or 960 oz.
Since 960 / 35 ≈ 27.43, he can fit 27 books into the box.
5. 7.5 oz. Each person needs 7.5 × 30 ml = 225 ml. Since 225 / 40 = 5.625. you'd need to give 5.625 scoopfuls
to each person but in reality you can shoot for about 5 1/2 scoopfuls per person.
6. Each person gets 22.9 oz or almost 23 oz.
7. a. the 500-ft one. b. Each part would be 2.17 ft.

8. Line graph for Jessie's height: For the average, you can for example convert the
yearly growth numbers to decimals, and then
add, then divide by 8. However, the sum of the
yearly growths is simply his total growth from age
2 to age 10, which is 20 inches. The average
yearly growth during those 8 years is therefore
20/8 = 2 1/2 inches.

Yearly
Age Height
growth
(years) (inches)
(inches)
2 35 in
3 37 1/2 2 1/2
4 40 1/4 2 3/4
5 42 7/8 2 5/8
6 45 2 1/8
7 47 3/4 2 3/4
8 50 2 1/4
9 52 1/2 2 1/2
10 55 2 1/2
Here's the line graph with a different scale on the height-axis (y-axis).

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Temperature/Fahrenheit, p. 43

1. a. 50°F - chilly day b. 81°F - nice weather c. 93°F - very warm day d. 105°F - hot desert e. 73°F - inside
2. a. chilly fall day b. hot day c. inside a house d. fever e. winter day

Temperature (Celsius), p. 44

1. 0 and 100. These numbers were chosen first, and then from them the rest of the centigrade system was built.
2. a fall day 12°C; a summer day 22°C (or 21°c); a fever 39°C; hot soup 55°C; boiling oil 200°C;
It's snowing! -12°C; inside a fridge 5°C; inside a house 21°C (or 22°c).
3. a. -10°C a winter day b. 0°C water freezing c. 10°C a spring day d. 20°C inside e. 30°C heat!
Temperature 1, p. 45

1. a. Chilly fall day. b. Winter day. c. Hot summer day. d. Very cold winter day.
e. Chilly fall day, just above freezing. f. Cold winter day.
g. Inside temperature or a nice spring/summer day h. Fever.
Temperature 2, p. 46

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max Temperature 6°C 7°C 10°C 13°C 17°C 20°C 22°C 21°C 19°C 14°C 10°C 7°C

1 a. July b. January c. March and November; or February and December. d. 3 degrees Celsius.
e. 2 degrees Celsius. f. 16°C
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Measuring Temperature, p. 47

1. Answers may vary somewhat

with c to f.
a. 32°F and 0°C
b. 98.6°F and 37°C
c. 68-75°F and 20-24°C
d. 86-104°F and 30-40°C
e. anything below 5°F and anything
below -15°C (approximately)
f. 34-46°F and 2-8°C
2. a. < b. < c. > d. = e. > f. >

3.
3 a. The greatest difference, 12 degrees, is found in January and December.
b. In July, 8 degrees.
c. From December through March. Remember Buenos Aires is located on the southern hemisphere.

Telling Time (to the quarter hour), p. 48

1. a. 11:45 quarter to 12 b. 5:30 half past five c. 3:15 quarter past three d. 4:00 four o'clock
e. 10:45 quarter till eleven f. 7:15 quarter past seven

2. a. b. c.

d. e. f.

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Telling Time (to 5-min intervals), p. 49

1. a. 11:50 ten till twelve b. 4:35 twenty-five till five c. 2:55 five till three d. 8:20 twenty past eight
e. 1:05 five past one f. 12:05 five past twelve.
2.

a. b. c.

d. e. f.

Telling Time (to the minute), p. 50

1. a. 4:37 b. 2:18 c. 12:49 d. 6:26 e. 7:48 f. 8:03 g. 1:11 h. 8:46 i. 11:19

2.

a. b. c.

d. e. f.
Elapsed Time, p. 51

1. a. 3:25 b. 6:40 c. 8:00

2. a. 4:35 b. 3:00 c. 11:55
3. a. 3:30 AM b. 6:40 PM c. 8:50 AM d. 6:00 PM
4. a. 15 minutes b. 12 minutes c. half an hour d. 22 minutes
5. a. Jordan b. 3:05 PM c. 6 hours d. 3:05

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Time: Months and Years, p. 52
Month Days 1. How many days are...
January 31 a. ...from February 22nd till May 10th? 78 days
February 28
b. ...from January 15th till September 3rd? 232 days
March 31
April 30 c. ...from August 8th till December 21st? 137 days
May 31 d. School ends on June 16th, and starts again on September 2nd.
June 30 How many days is the summer vacation? 79 days
July 31
e. Advertiser pays for a 60-day advertisement, starting on March 15th.
August 31 When is the last day that the ad runs? May 13th.
September 30
October 31
November 30
December 31

2. One year has 365 days. Leap years occur every 4th year, except years that end in 00 (such as 1900), unless
they are divisible by 400 such as 2000. In leap years, the month of February has 29 days instead of 28 days.
The student should use his/her personal information for the rest of the problem. The example solution
below uses fictitious information.
My birthday is July 2, 1996. Today's date is May 12, 2006. a. 10 years old; multiply that by ten to get
3650 days. b. 315 days c. 2 leap years; so add 2 days. d. Total of 3652 days old.
3. Multiply years times 365 plus leap days and partial years based on his birth date and today's date.

4. May 6, 1998
August 10 - Dec 1995: 21 + 30 + 31 + 30 + 31 days = 143 days.
Year 1996 : 366 days (it's a leap year); Year 1997: 365 days. Those sum up to 874 days. So 126 more days
to go... Jan - April is 31 + 28 + 31 + 30 = 120 days. So May 6th is when she is 1000 days old.

Time: Hours and Minutes, p. 53

1. Method ii is correct. Method i. doesn't work because the earlier time is “on top” of the later time. In other words,
in method i., you would be subtracting a later time from an earlier time. Method iii. doesn't work because you
cannot subtract 10 from 6. The time 6:27 needs changed to military time.

2. Trade each 60 minutes for 1 hour. When borrowing, 1 hour becomes 60 minutes.
a. 16 hours 15 minutes b. 25 hours 28 minutes c. 16 hours 21 minutes d. 10 hours 30 minutes
e. 6 hours 25 minutes f. 5 hours 34 minutes g. 8 hours 35 minutes
3. a. 2 hours, 20 minutes b. 7 hours 41 minutes c. 2 hours 17 minutes
d. 16 hours 42 minutes e. 3 hours 28 minutes

4. a. 16 hours 54 minutes b. She needs to work 15 hours 45 minutes more; 2 hours 15 minutes each day.
c. 7:20 a.m.

Time: Calculations, p. 54

1. Trade each 60 seconds for 1 minute. 3. a. 33 years 3 mos. b. 55 years 8 mos.

When borrowing, 1 min becomes c. 26 years 11 mos.
60 seconds.
a. 16 min 15 s b. 2 min 34 s 4. a. Bob and Bill: 12 seconds
c. 27 min 31 s d. 59 min 36 s Zachary and Bill: 8 seconds
Quickest and slowest: 36 seconds
2. Trade each 12 months for 1 year. b. 8 mos. 14 days c. 232 days
When borrowing, 1 year becomes 12 months. d. 165 pills e. 239 days
a. 47 years 6 months b. 2 years 10 months;
c. 33 years 3 months d. 24 years 11 months

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