Estimate Length to Solve Measurement Problems

Olivia has two flowers. If her orange flower is 6 inches tall, about how tall is her yellow flower?

• about 3 inches tall

• about 12 inches tall

• about 6 feet tall

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CCSS.2.MD.A.3

How many inches of ribbon does Samah have if she has a blue ribbon that is 13 inches long and a green ribbon that is 8 inches long?

A ____ is the same length as 12 inches.

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CCSS.4.MD.A.1

Eliora builds a 2-foot long red cube train. Ethan builds two blue cube trains. What is the total length of the 3 trains?

• about 4 feet long

• about 1 foot long

• about 3 feet long

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CCSS.2.MD.A.3

Piper has a red ribbon that is 24 inches long. She cuts 9 inches off the ribbon. How many inches long is Piper's ribbon now?

Jayden makes a paper chain that is about the same distance as the ceiling to the floor. About how long is Jayden's paper chain?

• about 10 feet long

• about 10 inches long

• about 2 feet long

• about 5 feet long

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CCSS.2.MD.A.3

Millie has a white flower that is 1 foot long. She has a pink flower that is about half as long as the white flower. Which is the best estimate for the length of the pink flower?

• about 2 feet long

• about 5 inches long

• about 10 inches long

• about 1 foot long

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CCSS.2.MD.A.3

Devin has two pencils. The blue pencil is 6 inches long. About how long is the red pencil?

• about 1 foot

• about 8 inches

• about 2 inches

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CCSS.2.MD.A.3

Elizabeth has a sunflower that is 2 feet tall. She has a lily plant that is about half as tall. Which is the best estimate for the length of the lily plant?

• about 3 feet

• about 1 foot

• about 6 inches

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CCSS.2.MD.A.3

Riley has paper clips that are each about 1 inch long. She uses them to estimate the length of her pencil. About how long is Riley's pencil?

• 6 incles

• 5 centimeters

• 5 inches

• 4 feet

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CCSS.2.MD.A.3