Height Calculations and Decimal Addition

Height Calculations and Decimal Addition

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics, Science, History

5th - 6th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Thomas White

FREE Resource

The video tutorial explains how to calculate the total height of the Statue of Liberty, including its pedestal, by adding decimal numbers. It begins with estimating the sum by adding whole numbers and then demonstrates the detailed process of adding decimals using a place value chart. The final result is compared to the initial estimate to ensure accuracy.

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7 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the height of the Statue of Liberty without the pedestal?

46.939 meters

46.25 meters

92.964 meters

46.5 meters

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How tall is the pedestal on which the Statue of Liberty stands?

46.939 meters

46.25 meters

92.964 meters

46.5 meters

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the estimated sum of the heights of the Statue and its pedestal?

90 meters

91 meters

93 meters

92 meters

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When adding decimals, which place value should you start with?

Tenths

Ones

Hundredths

Thousands

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the sum of five thousandths and nine thousandths?

Fourteen ones

Fourteen tenths

Fourteen hundredths

Fourteen thousandths

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the total height of the Statue of Liberty including its pedestal?

92.964 meters

92.946 meters

92.694 meters

92.649 meters

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the calculated total height compare to the estimated height?

It is significantly different

It is slightly less

It is slightly more

It is exactly the same

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