Deck 6: Measurement and Problem Solving

Question 1

Pick the best choice by estimating. Do not measure. For metric measurements, do not attempt to convert to the U.S. system. The hardest part of the transition to the metric system is the transition to thinking in metrics. The length of your math textbook is about __________.

A) 2 ft
B) 6 cm
C) 9 in.
D) 19 in.
E) 9 cm

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Pick the best choice by estimating. Do not measure. For metric measurements, do not attempt to convert to the U.S. system. The hardest part of the transition to the metric system is the transition to thinking in metrics. The width of a dollar bill is about __________.

A) 5.5 m
B) 1.3 cm
C) 5.5 cm
D) 0.55 m
E) 0.55 cm

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Pick the best choice by estimating. Do not measure. For metric measurements, do not attempt to convert to the U.S. system. The hardest part of the transition to the metric system is the transition to thinking in metrics. The distance from floor to ceiling in a typical home is about __________.

A) 3 m
B) 12 m
C) 0.7 m
D) 0.3 m
E) 6.5 m

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Pick the best choice by estimating. Do not measure. For metric measurements, do not attempt to convert to the U.S. system. The hardest part of the transition to the metric system is the transition to thinking in metrics. The distance from your home to the nearest grocery store is most likely to be __________.

A) 2 m
B) 2 cm
C) 0.5 km
D) 30 cm
E) 80 km

Question 5

Pick the best choice by estimating. Do not measure. For metric measurements, do not attempt to convert to the U.S. system. The hardest part of the transition to the metric system is the transition to thinking in metrics. The distance around your waist is closest to __________.

A) 32 in.
B) 2.4 m
C) 0.5 ft
D) 20 cm
E) 9 in.

Question 6

State the abbreviation for the unit of measurement. kilometer

A) kt
B) kl
C) km
D) kr
E) k

Question 7

State the abbreviation for the unit of measurement. yard

A) yar
B) y
C) yr
D) yd
E) yrd

Question 8

State the abbreviation for the unit of measurement. inch

A) ic.
B) i.
C) ii.
D) in.
E) inc.

Question 9

Pick the best choice by estimating. Do not measure. For metric measurements, do not attempt to convert to the U.S. system. The hardest part of the transition to the metric system is the transition to thinking in metrics. The length of a 99-yard football field is __________.

A) less than 99 m
B) 99 m
C) more than 99 m

Question 10

Pick the best choice by estimating. Do not measure. For metric measurements, do not attempt to convert to the U.S. system. The hardest part of the transition to the metric system is the transition to thinking in metrics. Your height is closest to __________.

A) 23 cm
B) 5 m
C) 5 ft
D) 11 ft
E) 23 in.

Question 11

Pick the best choice by estimating. Do not measure. For metric measurements, do not attempt to convert to the U.S. system. The hardest part of the transition to the metric system is the transition to thinking in metrics. The length of a new pencil is about __________.

A) 1.6 m
B) 7 m
C) 16 cm
D) 0.9 cm
E) 8 cm

Question 12

Pick the best choice by estimating. Do not measure. For metric measurements, do not attempt to convert to the U.S. system. The hardest part of the transition to the metric system is the transition to thinking in metrics. The distance from London to Paris is about 200 miles. This distance is __________.

A) more than 200 km
B) less than 200 km
C) about 200 km

Question 13

State the abbreviation for the unit of measurement. mile

A) m
B) me
C) mi
D) mm
E) ml

Question 14

Pick the best choice by estimating. Do not measure. For metric measurements, do not attempt to convert to the U.S. system. The hardest part of the transition to the metric system is the transition to thinking in metrics. The length of a dollar bill is about __________.

A) 9 in.
B) 7 in.
C) 10 in.
D) 4 in.
E) 2 in.

Question 15

State the abbreviation for the unit of measurement. meter

A) mm
B) me
C) mt
D) mr
E) m

Question 16

What does it mean if you measure the length of an object?

A) If you measure the length of an object, you find the number representing its linear dimension, as measured from end to end.
B) If you measure the length of an object, you find the number representing its linear dimension, as measured from center to end.
C) If you measure the length of an object, you find the number representing its nonlinear dimension, as measured from end to center.
D) If you measure the length of an object, you find the number representing its linear dimension, as measured from end to center.
E) If you measure the length of an object, you find the number representing its nonlinear dimension, as measured from end to end.

Question 17

Pick the best choice by estimating. Do not measure. For metric measurements, do not attempt to convert to the U.S. system. The hardest part of the transition to the metric system is the transition to thinking in metrics. Suppose someone could run the 120-meter dash in 10 seconds flat. At the same rate, this person should be able to run the 120-yard dash in __________.

A) more than 10 sec
B) 10 sec
C) less than 10 sec

Question 18

Which opinion best describes the ease/difficulty of converting from one unit of measure to another in the metric measurement system.

A) "The real disadvantage of using the metric measurement system is the difficulty of conversion from one unit of measurement to another."
B) "The real advantage of using the United States system is the difficulty of conversion from one unit of measurement to another."
C) "The real advantage of using the metric measurement system is the simplicity of conversion from one unit of measurement to another."
D) "The real advantage of using the United States system is the impossibility of conversion from one unit of measurement to another."
E) "The real disadvantage of using the United States system is the impossibility of conversion from one unit of measurement to another."

Question 19

Pick the best choice by estimating. Do not measure. For metric measurements, do not attempt to convert to the U.S. system. The hardest part of the transition to the metric system is the transition to thinking in metrics. The length of a car is about __________.

A) 1 m
B) 10 m
C) 15 m
D) 2 m
E) 16 m

Question 20

Pick the best choice by estimating. Do not measure. For metric measurements, do not attempt to convert to the U.S. system. The hardest part of the transition to the metric system is the transition to thinking in metrics. An adult's height is most likely to be about __________.

A) 5 cm
B) 170 cm
C) 40 m
D) 40 cm
E) 5 m

Question 21

State the abbreviation for the unit of measurement.
centimeter

Question 22

State the abbreviation for the unit of measurement.
yard

Question 23

State the abbreviation for the unit of measurement.
kilometer

Question 24

Pick the best choice by estimating. Do not measure. For metric measurements, do not attempt to convert to the U.S. system. The hardest part of the transition to the metric system is the transition to thinking in metrics. Your height is closest to
A. 10 ft
B. 23 in.
C. 4 ft __________ (answer A, B, or C )

Question 25

Pick the best choice by estimating. Do not measure. For metric measurements, do not attempt to convert to the U.S. system. The hardest part of the transition to the metric system is the transition to thinking in metrics. The distance from floor to ceiling in a typical home is about
A. 0.6 m
B. 4.5 m
C. 2.5 m __________ (answer A, B, or C )

Question 26

Write a short essay discussing your opinion about using the United States measurement system.

Question 27

Pick the best choice by estimating. Do not measure. For metric measurements, do not attempt to convert to the U.S. system. The hardest part of the transition to the metric system is the transition to thinking in metrics. The distance from your home to the nearest grocery store is most likely to be
A. 1 km
B. 2 m
C. 3 cm __________ (answer A, B, or C )

Question 28

Pick the best choice by estimating. Do not measure. For metric measurements, do not attempt to convert to the U.S. system. The hardest part of the transition to the metric system is the transition to thinking in metrics. The distance around your waist is closest to
A. 37 in.
B. 20 cm
C. 10 in. __________ (answer A, B, or C )

Question 29

Pick the best choice by estimating. Do not measure. For metric measurements, do not attempt to convert to the U.S. system. The hardest part of the transition to the metric system is the transition to thinking in metrics. The length of a 100-yard football field is
A. less than 101 m
B. 101 m
C. more than 101 m __________ (answer A, B, or C )

Question 30

What does it mean if you measure the length of a segment?

Question 31

Pick the best choice by estimating. Do not measure. For metric measurements, do not attempt to convert to the U.S. system. The hardest part of the transition to the metric system is the transition to thinking in metrics. The distance from San Francisco to New York is about 3,000 miles. This distance is
A. less than 3,000 km
B. more than 3,000 km
C. about 3,000 km __________ (answer A, B, or C )

Question 32

State the abbreviation for the unit of measurement.
millimeter

Question 33

Pick the best choice by estimating. Do not measure. For metric measurements, do not attempt to convert to the U.S. system. The hardest part of the transition to the metric system is the transition to thinking in metrics. The length of a dollar bill is about
A. 2 in.
B. 13 in.
C. 6 in. __________ (answer A, B, or C )

Question 34

Pick the best choice by estimating. Do not measure. For metric measurements, do not attempt to convert to the U.S. system. The hardest part of the transition to the metric system is the transition to thinking in metrics. An adult s height is most likely to be about
A. 50 cm
B. 4 m
C. 170 cm __________ (answer A, B, or C )

Question 35

Pick the best choice by estimating. Do not measure. For metric measurements, do not attempt to convert to the U.S. system. The hardest part of the transition to the metric system is the transition to thinking in metrics. The width of a dollar bill is about
A. 7.5 cm
B. 1.6 cm
C. 0.65 m __________ (answer A, B, or C )

Question 36

State the abbreviation for the unit of measurement.
meter

Question 37

Pick the best choice by estimating. Do not measure. For metric measurements, do not attempt to convert to the U.S. system. The hardest part of the transition to the metric system is the transition to thinking in metrics. The length of a new pencil is about
A. 19 cm
B. 5 cm
C. 6 m __________ (answer A, B, or C )

Question 38

Pick the best choice by estimating. Do not measure. For metric measurements, do not attempt to convert to the U.S. system. The hardest part of the transition to the metric system is the transition to thinking in metrics. The length of your math textbook is about
A. 10 in.
B. 8 cm
C. 3 ft __________ (answer A, B, or C )

Question 39

Pick the best choice by estimating. Do not measure. For metric measurements, do not attempt to convert to the U.S. system. The hardest part of the transition to the metric system is the transition to thinking in metrics. The length of a car is about0
A. 1 m
B. 11 m
C. 4 m __________ (answer A, B, or C )

Question 40

Pick the best choice by estimating. Do not measure. For metric measurements, do not attempt to convert to the U.S. system. The hardest part of the transition to the metric system is the transition to thinking in metrics. Suppose someone could run the 110-meter dash in 10 seconds flat. At the same rate, this person should be able to run the 110-yard dash in
A. less than 10 sec
B. 10 sec
C. more than 10 sec __________ (answer A, B, or C )

Question 41

Find the perimeter or circumference of the figure.

A) 12.57 m
B) 18.85 m
C) 26 m
D) 24 m
E) 20 m

Question 42

Find the perimeter or circumference of the figure.

A) 10 yd
B) 15.71 yd
C) 5 yd
D) 31.42 yd
E) 15 yd

Question 43

Find the perimeter or circumference of the figure.

A) 28.27 in.
B) 31 in.
C) 40.84 in.
D) 44 in.
E) 53 in.

Question 44

What is the width of a rectangular lot that has a perimeter of 440 ft and a length of 145 ft?

A) 70 ft
B) 95 ft
C) 75 ft
D) 65 ft
E) 60 ft

Question 45

Find the distance around the exterior of the figure. Round approximate answers to one decimal place.

A) 358.1 cm
B) 228 cm
C) 342 cm
D) 293.1 cm
E) 472.1 cm

Question 46

Find the distance around the exterior of the figure. Round approximate answers to one decimal place.

A) 24.9 cm
B) 78.3 cm
C) 31.4 cm
D) 18.4 cm
E) 52.2 cm

Question 47

Find the perimeter or circumference of the figure.

A) 456 ft
B) 358.14 ft
C) 179.07 ft
D) 342 ft
E) 393.96 ft

Question 48

Find the distance around the exterior of the figure.

A) 103.7 cm
B) 826.2 cm
C) 640 cm
D) 618 cm
E) 629 cm

Question 49

Find the dimensions of a rectangle with a perimeter of 94 cm if the length is 2 less than six times the width.

A) The length is 34 cm and the width is 6 cm.
B) The length is 7 cm and the width is 40 cm.
C) The length is 40 cm and the width is 7 cm.
D) The length is 6 cm and the width is 34 cm.
E) The length is 47 cm and the width is 47 cm.

Question 50

Find the distance around the exterior of the figure.

A) 24 in.
B) 15.7 in.
C) 14 in.
D) 3.1 in.
E) 12 in.

Question 51

Find the distance around the exterior of the figure.

A) 22.5 ft
B) 29 ft
C) 11 ft
D) 12.6 ft
E) 22 ft

Question 52

Find the perimeter or circumference of the figure.

A) 6.28 m
B) 3.14 m
C) 8 m
D) 6 m
E) 6.91 m

Question 53

Find the distance around the exterior of the figure. Round approximate answers to one decimal place.

A) 16.2 cm
B) 18.9 cm
C) 13.8 cm
D) 10.7 cm
E) 15.2 cm

Question 54

Pick the best choice by estimating. For metric measurements, do not attempt to convert to the U.S. system. The perimeter of a five-dollar bill is:

A) 44 cm
B) 12 in.
C) 1 m
D) 18 cm
E) 6 cm

Question 55

Find the dimensions of a rectangle with a perimeter of 126 in. if the length is double that of the width.

A) The length is 42 in. and the width is 84 in.
B) The length is 21 in. and the width is 42 in.
C) The length is 42 in. and the width is 21 in.
D) The length is 24 in. and the width is 48 in.
E) The length is 48 in. and the width is 24 in.

Question 56

Find the perimeter or circumference of the figure.

A) 8 in.
B) 6.28 in.
C) 6 in.
D) 12.57 in.
E) 2 in.

Question 57

What is the length of the side of a square that has a perimeter of 160 cm?

A) 50 cm
B) 45 cm
C) 40 cm
D) 20 cm
E) 55 cm

Question 58

Find the distance around the exterior of the figure. Round approximate answers to one decimal place.

A) 33 ft
B) 87 ft
C) 75 ft
D) 66 ft
E) 110.3 ft

Question 59

The perimeter of is 342 in. Find the lengths of the sides.

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

Question 60

Find the perimeter or circumference of the figure.

A) 25.13 mm
B) 8 mm
C) 32 mm
D) 24 mm
E) 48 mm

Question 61

Find the perimeter or circumference of the figure. If necessary, round to two decimal places. __________ m

Question 62

Find the perimeter or circumference of the figure. If necessary, round to two decimal places. __________ m

Question 64

Find the perimeter or circumference of the figure. __________ m

Question 65

Find the perimeter or circumference of the figure. __________ yd

Question 66

Find the perimeter or circumference of the figure. __________ in.

Question 67

What is the width of a rectangular lot that has a perimeter of 310 ft and a length of 125 ft?
__________ ft

Question 69

Find the perimeter or circumference of the figure. __________ mm

Question 71

Find the distance around the exterior of the figure. Round approximate answers to one decimal place, if necessary. __________ ft

Question 72

Find the distance around the exterior of the figure. __________ cm

Question 73

Find the distance around the exterior of the figure. __________ ft

Question 74

Find the distance around the exterior of the figure. Round approximate answers to one decimal place, if necessary. __________ cm

Question 75

What is the length of the side of a square that has a perimeter of 120 cm?
__________ cm

Question 76

Find the distance around the exterior of the figure. Round approximate answers to one decimal place, if necessary. __________ cm

Question 77

Find the distance around the exterior of the figure. __________ in.

Question 78

Find the dimensions of a rectangle with a perimeter of 38 cm if the length is 6 less than four times the width.
The length is __________ cm and the width is __________ cm

Question 79

Find the distance around the exterior of the figure. Round approximate answers to one decimal place, if necessary. __________ cm

Question 80

Find the perimeter or circumference of the figure. __________ in.