Total Length Calculations in Various Contexts

The table shows the length of dolls from a toy box that Karina bought. They are measured to the nearest eighth of a foot. How many feet in dolls does she have?

• 2 feet

• 3 feet

• 1.5 feet

• 2.5 feet

The table shows the number of miles that Josh drives every day for a week. How many miles does he drive in all?

• 56 miles

• 58 miles

• 60 miles

• 62 miles

The table shows the length of broken paint brushes Joanna is using for her art project in inches. If she lined up all of the broken paint brushes, how many inches would they measure?

• 20 inches

• 18 inches

• 22 inches

• 24 inches

The table shows the length of 14 insects measured to the nearest quarter of an inch. What is the total length of all the insects?

• 18 inches

• 20 inches

• 16 inches

• 22 inches

The sewing class collected differently colored yarn. Below are the measurements in feet of all the various pieces of yarn they collected. How much yarn did they collect?

• 75 feet

• 78 feet

• 80 feet

• 82 feet

The table below shows the amount of water in cups that Angela drank over a week. How many cups did she drink during the week?

• 42 cups

• 41 cups

• 42 1/2 cups

• 41 1/2 cups

The table below shows the height of 7 preschool children in meters. If they were to lie on the ground in a long line (the feet of one child at the head of the feet of the next child and so on), how long would the line be?

• 7 meters

• 8 meters

• 7 5/6 meters

• 8 1/6 meters

Lisa collected pieces of weather stripping for an art project. The data below shows the different lengths of weather stripping in inches. What is the total length of weather stripping?

• 50 inches

• 52 3/4 inches

• 54 1/4 inches

• 55 1/2 inches