Exemplar 14: Measure Length

The length of the rope shown is 1 foot. Estimate the length of the golf club using the length of the rope.

• 1 foot

• 2 feet

• 3 feet

• 4 feet

Determine the width, in inches, of the window.

• 27 inches.

• 30 inches.

• 24 inches.

• 33 inches.

Mr. Azzilonna's class pours 37 yards of a concrete sidewalk on Monday and 59 yards of the sidewalk on Tuesday. What is the total length of the sidewalk?

• 22 yards

• 86 yards

• 96 yards

• 97 yards

The length of a boat and a motorcycle are given in feet. Determine the difference of the boat and motorcycle in feet.

• 19 feet.

• 15 feet.

• 10 feet.

• 5 feet.

A bolt of fabric is 75 meters in length. Zoey uses 28 meters of fabric to make costumes for a play. How many meters of fabric remain on the bolt?

• 47 meters.

• 50 meters.

• 45 meters.

• 40 meters.

Measure the length of the brush to the nearest inch.

• 1 inch

• 2 inches

• 3 inches

• 8 inches

Measure the length of the scissors to the nearest inch.

• 5 inches

• 6 inches

• 7 inches

• 8 inches

Determine the difference in length of the two objects in inches.

• 1 inch

• 2 inches

• 3 inches

• 4 inches

Measure the length of each object to the nearest centimeter. Determine the difference in length of the two objects.

• 4 centimeters

• 11 centimeters

• 15 centimeters

• 19 centimeters

Shelsy has a glow necklace that is 42 centimeters long. Watschie has a glow necklace that is 12 centimeters shorter than Shelsy’s. If Shelsy and Watschie connect their glow necklaces, what is the length of the new glow necklace they can create?

• 72 centimeters

• 84 centimeters

• 54 centimeters

• 30 centimeters