Understanding Cup Measurements

The video tutorial addresses a problem where students need to determine the height of a cup using limited information from a catalog picture. The teacher guides students through analyzing the picture, which shows stacked cups, and calculating the height of a single cup. By understanding the difference in height between stacks of two and four cups, students learn to deduce the height of one cup. The tutorial emphasizes logical reasoning and mathematical calculations to solve the problem, concluding that one cup is 14 centimeters tall.

What is the main task the teacher wants the students to accomplish?

• Determine the height of one cup using the picture.

• Order more cups from the catalog.

• Find the volume of the cups.

• Measure the diameter of the cups.

What information is missing from the catalog that makes the task challenging?

• The price of the cups.

• Useful measurements other than the picture.

• The material of the cups.

• The color of the cups.

Why is dividing 16 cm by 2 to find the height of one cup incorrect?

• Because it does not account for the overlapping parts of the cups.

• Because it assumes each cup is 5 cm tall.

• Because it assumes each cup is 8 cm tall.

• Because it does not consider the width of the cups.

What is the height difference between two cups and four cups stacked together?

• 4 cm

• 2 cm

• 6 cm

• 8 cm

How tall is the top part of one cup?

• 3 cm

• 1 cm

• 2 cm

• 4 cm

What is the height of the base part of one cup?

• 13 cm

• 12 cm

• 11 cm

• 10 cm

How do you calculate the total height of one cup?

• Subtract the height of the top part from the base part.

• Multiply the height of the top part by the base part.

• Divide the height of the top part by the base part.

• Add the height of the top part and the base part.

What is the total height of one cup?

• 15 cm

• 14 cm

• 13 cm

• 12 cm

What should you do after determining the height of one cup?

• Calculate the volume of the cups.

• Measure the width of the cups.

• Order more cups.

• Write down the thought process.

Why is it important to explain the thought process in this problem?

• To measure the diameter of the cups.

• To ensure the teacher understands the solution.

• To order the correct number of cups.

• To find the volume of the cups.