length measurements example problems

Which unit of measurement would you use to express the length of an eraser? => miles or feet or yards or inches..

Identify the largest unit used to measure length. => foot or yard or mile or inch..

Which of the following is the best estimate for the measurement of length of a wristwatch? => 5 feet or 5 yards or 5 inches or 5 miles..

Which of the following would you use to measure the length of your school bus? => string or cup or pennies or paper clips..

A square board has a side measuring 14 inches in length. Find the area of the board. => 206 square inches or 196 square inches or 186 square inches or 28 square inches..

Measure the length of the pen to the nearest one-fourth inch. => 3 1 / 4 inches or 2 1 / 4 inches or 3 1 / 2 inches or 2 3 / 4 inches..

When dealing with objects that can be counted, one can always get an exact answer. But while measuring the weight of a person, the volume of milk in a container, the length of a cloth etc. it is not possible to measure them exactl..

The space occupied by a substance is called its volume. SI unit of volume is cubic meter (m 3 ). The solids whose volume can be calculated by measuring length, width, height, diameter etc. are called regular solid..

Uncertainty in Measurement - When dealing with objects that can be counted, one can always get an exact answer. But while measuring the weight of a person, the volume of milk in a container, the length of a cloth etc. it is not possible to measure them exactl..

Measurement of Time - Thus just as length has units like kilometer, meter, centimeter, millimeter etc., time also has units like year, month, day, hour etc. You must have been hearing quite a lot about the ending of the millennium and starting of the third millennium in the year..