Topic

Metric Measurement
17
1
The sandgrouse soaks up
water in its fluffy feathers
and carries it many
kilometers to its chicks.
About how much water
can a sandgrouse carry
in its feathers? You will
find out in Lesson 17-3.

2
What is the length in
meters and centimeters
of the footbridge on
Tower Bridge in London,
England? You will find
out in Lesson 17-2.

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 Vocabulary
Choose the best term from the box.
• estimate • tenth
• fraction • twelfth

1. If a whole is divided into equal parts,

each part is a ? of the whole.
2. When you find a number that is about
how many, you ? .
3. When a region is divided into ten equal
parts, each part is called a ? .
3
High Bluff beach is one of
the most popular beaches Fractions and Length
in northern California. How
Find what part of the length of the 1-strip
many grains of sand are in
the other strips show. Write the fraction.
1 gram of sand? You will find
out in Lesson 17-4. 4.
1

1 1 1 1 1 1
10 10 10 10 10 10

4 5.
What is the length of the 1
world’s smallest seahorse?
1 1 1
You will find out in 10 10 10
Lesson 17-1.

Measurement

6. Writing to Explain Cal used a crayon

to measure the length of a notebook.
Then he used a paper clip to measure
the same length. The crayon was
longer than the paper clip. Did he use
more crayons or paper clips to measure
the notebook length? Explain.

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 Lesson

17- 1 Using Centimeters metric ruler

MG 1.1 Choose the
appropriate tools and
units (metric and U.S.) and
estimate and measure
the length, liquid volume,
and weight/mass of given
objects.
and Decimeters
How can you estimate and
measure in metric units?
What is the length of
the grasshopper, to
the nearest centimeter?
1 2 3 4 5 6
CENTIMETERS

Other Examples
Some other metric units of length are the decimeter (dm) and
the millimeter (mm).
10 centimeters ⫽ 1 decimeter 10 millimeters ⫽ 1 centimeter
10 cm ⫽ 1 dm 10 mm ⫽ 1 cm
This wrench is 1 dm long. A dime is about 1 mm thick.

1 mm
1 dm

Guided Practice*
Do you know HOW? Do you UNDERSTAND?
In 1 and 2, estimate each length. Then 3. A cricket is 1 cm shorter than the
measure to the nearest centimeter. grasshopper above. Draw a line
segment that is the same length
1.
as the cricket.

4. What is the
length of the
2.
clamshell to
the nearest
centimeter?

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 A metric unit for Use the centimeter ruler to measure.
measuring length is
the centimeter (cm).
Your finger is about
1 cm wide. Use your
finger width to help 1 2 3 4 5 6
estimate lengths. CENTIMETERS

The grasshopper is 4 cm long, to the nearest centimeter.

1 cm

Independent Practice
In 5–7, estimate each length. Then measure to the nearest centimeter.
5. 6. 7.

Problem Solving

8. What is the length of the flower to 9. What is the length of the world’s
the nearest centimeter? smallest seahorse to the nearest
centimeter?

Algebra In 10–12, copy and complete each number sentence.

10. 36 ⫽ 9 ⫻ ■ 11. 7 ⫻ ■ ⫽ 56 12. 60 ⫽ ■ ⫻ 10

13. Which is the length of the crayon below? Use a centimeter

ruler to measure.

A 1 cm B 4 cm C 8 cm D 1 dm

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 Lesson

17-2 Using Meters and Kilometers

MG 1.1 Choose the
appropriate tools and
units (metric and U.S.) and
estimate and measure
the length, liquid volume,
and weight/mass of given
objects.
How can you estimate and choose
units to measure length?
Lou needs to tell a friend in another
country about the length of a truck
and the road it travels on. What units
can Lou use?

Another Example How can you use ⬍, ⬎, or ⴝ to compare lengths?

Metric Units of Length

1 meter (m) ⫽ 100 centimeters (cm)

1 kilometer (km) ⫽ 1,000 meters (m)

Which is longer, 2 meters, 7 centimeters

or 200 centimeters?
You can make a table that relates meters
and centimeters.

Meters 1 2 3 4

Centimeters 100 200 300 400

2 meters, 7 centimeters is longer than 2 meters.

The table shows 2 meters is equal to 200 centimeters.
So 2 meters, 7 centimeters ⬎ 200 centimeters

Explain It
1. How could you make a table to compare 6 meters and
500 centimeters?
2. Which is the shorter length, 4 meters or 17 centimeters?

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 Metric units used for measuring longer
lengths are the meter (m) and the
kilometer (km).

A doorknob is about
1 meter above the floor. About
20 meters

The length of a truck is best measured

in meters.
Most people can walk a kilometer in
about 10 minutes. The distance a truck travels on a road is
best measured in kilometers.

Guided Practice*
Do you know HOW? Do you UNDERSTAND?
Which is the best unit to use? Choose 4. In the example above, why is a
meter or kilometer. kilometer the better unit to use to
measure the length of the road?
1. The length of a classroom
5. Writing to Explain Which
2. The length of a table in the
distance is greater, 850 meters or
lunchroom
1 kilometer? How do you know?
3. The distance across your state

Independent Practice
In 6 and 7 tell if meter or kilometer is the better unit to use.
6. The height of a flagpole 7. The length of a bike trail

In 8 and 9, use ⬍, ⬎, or ⫽ to compare the lengths.

Copy and complete.
8. 8 centimeters 䊊 2 meters 9. 4 meters 䊊 400 centimeters
In 10 and 11, choose the better estimate.
10. The height of an adult 11. The length of your foot
2 kilometers or 2 meters 20 centimeters or 20 meters

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 Problem Solving

12. Writing to Explain Would you 13. Number Sense A tree is 4 meters,
measure the distance that an airplane 10 centimeters tall. Is this more
flies from one city to another city in than or less than 500 centimeters?
kilometers or meters? Explain. Explain.

14. Use ⬍, ⬎, or ⫽ to compare the lengths.

Copy and complete the table to help.

Meters 1 2 3 4

Centimeters 100 200 ■ ■

3 meters, 15 centimeters 䊊 89 centimeters

4 meters, 63 centimeters 䊊 630 centimeters

In 15–17, use the table at the right.

Sale on Railings
15. Estimation About how much would Length Price
it cost to buy two 1-meter railings and 1 meter $8
two 2-meter railings?
2 meters $19
150 centimeters $11

16. How much more is the price of one

150-centimeter railing than the price
of one 1-meter railing?

17. Mr. Casey needs a total of 3 meters of railing. The store is sold
out of 1-m lengths. If he buys two 150-cm lengths of railing,
will he have enough? Explain.
61 meters

18. The footbridge on Tower Bridge was built so workers

could cross the River Thames in London, even when
the main part of the bridge was open to let a boat
pass. How many centimeters long is the footbridge?

19. Which measurement best describes the

length of a car?
A 5 cm B 5 km C 5m D 5 mm

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 Compare the numbers. Use , , or .

1. 658 䊊 658 2. 1,001 䊊 992 3. 8,135 䊊 8,140

Find each sum or difference. Estimate to check if the answer
is reasonable.
4. 48 5. 513 6. 126 7. 8,705
 76  189  37  2,495

Estimate and then find each product or quotient.

8. 64 9. 2  86 10. 793 11. 2,157 12. 3,098
 3  5  9  8

13. 6
96 14. 4
628 15. 2
2,682 16. 5
1,745

Change the units. Copy and complete.

17. 3 feet  ■ inches 18. 4 gallons  ■ quarts

Error Search Find each sum or difference that is not correct.

Write it correctly and explain the error.
19. _14  _24  _34 20. _29  _49  _13 21. _57  _37  _87 22. _46  _16  _12

Number Sense
Estimating and Reasoning Write true or false for each statement.
If it is false, explain why.
23. The product of 3 and 25 is greater than 50.

24. The difference 2,116  937 is greater than 1,000.

25. The quotient 183  3 is less than 10.

26. The product 4  38 is less than 2  50.

27. The product of 3 and 305 is less than 1,000.

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 Lesson

17-3 Metric Units of A milliliter

is about 20 drops

Capacity from this

eyedropper.

What metric units describe Milliliter (mL)

MG 1.1 Choose the
appropriate tools and how much a container holds?
units (metric and U.S.) and
estimate and measure
the length, liquid volume,
Two metric units of capacity This water bottle
holds about
and weight/mass of given are milliliters and liters. What 1 liter.
objects.
is the capacity of this pail?
Liter (L)

Guided Practice*
Do you know HOW? Do you UNDERSTAND?
Choose the better estimate for each. 3. Writing to Explain Suppose the
capacity of the pail above is given
1. 2.
in milliliters. Is this number greater
or less than the number of liters?
Explain.

4. Find a container that you predict

will hold more than a liter and
250 mL or 2 L 5 mL or 1 L another that you predict will hold
less than a liter. Then use a liter
container to check your predictions.

Independent Practice
In 5–12, choose the better estimate for each.
5. 6. 7. 8.

40 mL or 40 L 15 mL or 1 L 14 mL or 14 L 250 mL or 250 L

9. teacup 10. bathtub 11. bottle cap 12. teapot

15 L or 150 mL 115 mL or 115 L 3 mL or 3 L 1 L or 10 L
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 Step 1 Step 2
Choose an appropriate unit and estimate. Measure the
capacity.
Units of Capacity Count how many
times you can fill
1,000 milliliters ⫽ 1 liter
a liter container
and empty it into
A milliliter is too small. So use liters. the pail.
The pail will hold several liters. The pail holds about 8 liters.

In 13–16, choose the unit you would use to measure the

capacity of each.
13. soup can 14. water pitcher 15. swimming pool 16. baby bottle
mL or L mL or L ml or L mL or L

Problem Solving

Estimation For 17–20, is the capacity of each container

more than a liter or less than a liter?
17. large pot 18. glass of juice 19. washing machine 20. mug

21. Reasoning Which cooler has a 22. Which measurement best describes
greater capacity? Explain your the capacity of a can of paint?
thinking. A 4 mL C 40 L
B 4L D 40 mL

Cooler B

A sandgrouse can
soak up about enough
water to fill a small
Cooler A perfume bottle.

23. Number Sense A sandgrouse can

soak up water in its fluffy feathers.
It can carry the water many miles
to its chicks. Does a sandgrouse
carry 20 milliliters of water or
2 liters of water?
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 Lesson

17-4 Units of Mass 1 kilogram (kg)

What metric units describe mass?

Mass is a measure of the amount
MG 1.1 Choose the of matter in an object. Grams and
appropriate tools and
units (metric and U.S.) and kilograms are two metric units of
estimate and measure
the length, liquid volume, mass. What is the mass of this apple?
and weight/mass of given
objects.

1 gram (g)

Guided Practice*
Do you know HOW? Do you UNDERSTAND?
Choose the better estimate for each. 3. Writing to Explain There are
10 weights on the pan balance
1. 2.
above. Why isn’t the mass of the
apple 10 grams?

4. Find an object that has a mass more

than a kilogram and another that
5 g or 5 kg 40 g or 4 kg
has a mass less than a kilogram.
Then use a pan balance to see if you
are correct.

Independent Practice
For 5–12, choose the better estimate for each.
5. 6. 7. 8.

100 g or 10 kg 15 g or 15 kg 4 g or 400 g 400 g or 4 kg

9. bicycle 10. feather 11. horse 12. penny

2 kg or 12 kg 1 g or 1 kg 5 kg or 550 kg 3 g or 300 g

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 Step 1 Step 2
Choose a unit and estimate. Measure the mass of the apple.
Two 100-gram weights, six 10-gram weights, and
Units of Mass two 1-gram weights balance with the apple.
1,000 grams ⫽ 1 kilogram

The unit kilogram is too big. Use grams.

The mass of the apple is less than 1 kilogram
but more than 1 gram.

The apple has a mass of 262 grams.

Problem Solving

For 13–17, choose the best tool to measure each.

13. the capacity of a glass
d
14. the temperature of water c
a
15. the length of a box

16. the weight of a pear

17. the length of time you sleep

b e

18. What is the mass of the orange? 19. Correct the mistakes in the
shopping list below.
Two 100-gram
weights, four 10-gram weights, Shopping List
and two 1-gram weights balance 2 L of apples
with the orange.
3 kg of milk
5 cm of flour

20. A bag holds 500 grams of 21. Which measurement best describes
sand. About how many the mass of a rabbit?
grains of sand A 2 grams
are in the bag?
B 2 kilograms

There are about C 2 liters

1,000 grains of sand
in 1 gram. D 2 meters
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 Lesson

17-5 Converting Units

MG 1.4 Carry out
simple unit conversions
within a system of
measurement (e.g.,
centimeters and meters,
hours and minutes).
Also NS 2.8 and AF 1.4
How can you change units?
The Kim family is going on a trip in a motor home. The motor
home is 9 meters long. How many centimeters are in 9 meters?
Relating Metric Units
1 centimeter (cm) ⫽ 10 millimeters (mm)
1 meter (m) ⫽ 100 centimeters
1 kilometer (km) ⫽ 1,000 meters 9 meters
1 liter (L) ⫽ 1,000 milliliters (mL)
1 kilogram (kg) ⫽ 1,000 grams (g)

Guided Practice*
Do you know HOW? Do you UNDERSTAND?
In 1–3, change the units. Copy and 4. In the example above, why
complete. might you need to know how
many centimeters long the
1. 4 meters ⫽ ■ centimeters
motor home is?
2. 2 liters ⫽ ■ milliliters
5. Troy put 5 liters of water in a fish
tank. How many milliliters of water
3. 7 kilometers ⫽ ■ meters
did he put in the fish tank?

Independent Practice
In 6–15, change the units. Copy and complete.
6. 8 liters ⫽ ■ milliliters 7. 9 kilograms ⫽ ■ grams

8. 4 centimeters ⫽ ■ millimeters 9. 9 meters ⫽ ■ centimeters

10. How many centimeters are in 11. How many meters are in
5 meters, 2 centimeters? 3 kilometers, 4 meters?

12. How many milliliters are in 13. How many grams are in
6 liters, 25 milliliters? 3 kilograms, 42 grams?

14. How many millimeters are in 15. How many milliliters are in
1 meter, 6 centimeters, 9 liters, 45 milliliters?
2 millimeters?

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 ■ centimeters ⫽ ■ meters ⫻ 100 The mass of a bowling ball is 5 kilograms.
How many grams are in 5 kilograms?
■ centimeters ⫽ 9 meters ⫻ 100 ■ grams ⫽ ■ kilograms ⫻ 1,000
900 centimeters ⫽ 9 meters ⫻ 100
■ grams ⫽ 5 kilograms ⫻ 1,000
There are 900 centimeters in 9 meters. 5,000 grams ⫽ 5 kilograms ⫻ 1,000

There are 5,000 grams in 5 kilograms.

Problem Solving

16. A crayon is 9 centimeters, 17. A walk to raise funds for charity

3 millimeters long. How many
millimeters long is the crayon?
18. A rock has a mass of 3000 grams.
Write the mass of that rock in kilograms.
is 5 kilometers long. There are
7,000 people who will walk. How
many meters long is the walk?

In 19 and 20, use the table.

19. The Marin family wants to use an overnight
Blue Lake Camp
campsite with electricity for five days. What
Item Fee Each Day
is the total cost?
Day Campsite $7
20. How much more is a five-day stay at an overnight Overnight
$15
campsite with electricity than without electricity? Campsite
Electricity $9

21. Writing to Explain Justin received 22. Which of the following is used to
a box and an envelope in the mail. find out how many milliliters are in
The mass of the box was 1 kilogram, 3 liters?
50 grams. The mass of the envelope A 3 ⫻ 1,000 C 3 ⫻ 12
was 1,200 grams. Which had a greater
mass — the box or the envelope? B 1,000 ⫼ 3 D 12 ⫼ 3
Explain how you found your answer.

23. There are 1,000 meters in 1 kilometer. 24. How many grams are in 9 kilograms?
How many meters are in 4 kilometers?
A 14 B 40 C 400 D 4,000

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 Lesson Problem Solving

17-6 Make a Table and Day 1

Day 2
3 km

Look for a Pattern 1 km Day 3

5 km

AF 2.1 Solve Livia is training for a 25 km walk.

simple problems
involving a functional She recorded how far she walked
relationship between
two quantities (e.g., find each day. If she continues the
the total cost of multiple
items given the cost per
pattern, how far will Livia walk
unit). on Day 4? How far will she walk
Also MR 2.3.
on Day 5?

Guided Practice*
Do you know HOW?
Copy and complete the table. Write to
explain the pattern. Solve.
1. Nat has a pole that is 1 meter long.
He is cutting it into 20-centimeter
long pieces. What length of pole is
left after 3 cuts? after 4 cuts?
Cuts 0 1 2 3
Do you UNDERSTAND?
2. In the example above, how did
the table help you to explain the
pattern?
3. Write a Problem Write a problem
that you can solve by writing an
explanation of a pattern.
4

Length (cm) 100 80 60 ■ ■

Independent Practice
In 4–7, Copy and complete the table. Write to explain
the pattern. Solve.
4. Nola is putting tiles in a row. Each tile is a square,
and the length of its side is 4 centimeters. What is
• What do I know?
the length of 4 tiles together? 5 tiles?
• What am I asked to find?
Number of • What diagram can I use to help
Tiles 1 2 3 4 5 understand the problem?
• Can I use addition, subtraction,
Total Length
(cm) 4 8 12 ■ ■ multiplication, or division?
• Is all of my work correct?
• Did I answer the right question?
• Is my answer reasonable?

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 Plan Solve
You can make a table to show what you Use the pattern to complete the table
know. Then look for a pattern. and solve the problem.

Day 1 2 3 4 5 Day 3: 5 km
Day 4: 5 km + 2 km = 7 km
Distance
walked (km) 1 3 5 ■ ■ Day 5: 7 km + 2 km = 9 km

Explain the pattern. Day 1 2 3 4 5

Each day Livia increased the distance Distance

walked (km)
1 3 5 7 9
she walked by 2 km.
Livia will walk 7 km on Day 4 and 9 km
on Day 5.

5. Talia is cutting up a sheet of paper 6. Mr. Lum is putting fence rails together
that is 24 centimeters long. She is in a row. Each rail is 2 meters long.
cutting the sheet into pieces that are What is the length of 5 rails together?
each 3 centimeters long. What is the 6 rails?
length of the sheet that is left after
Number of
Talia has made 3 cuts? 4 cuts? Rails 1 2 3 4 5 6

Number of
0 1 2 3 4
Total
Length (m) 2 4 6 8 ■ ■
Cuts
Length Left
(cm) 24 21 18 ■ ■

7. Evan makes picture frames using 8. Nick earns money doing chores.
wood. For each frame, he needs How much would he earn if he
60 cm of wood. What is the total washes windows, washes dishes,
length of wood he needs to make and does laundry?
4 frames? 5 frames?
Item Price
Number of
Frames 1 2 3 4 5 Clean yard $8
Do laundry $5
Total Length
(cm) 60 120 180 ■ ■
Vacuum floors $3
Wash dishes $2
Wash windows $7

9. In the morning, Ray painted 12 windows. By the end of the

day he had painted all 26 windows in the house. Which of
these shows one way to find how many windows he painted
in the afternoon?
A 26 ⫹ 12 B 26 ⫺ 12 C 26 ⫻ 12 D 26 ⫼ 12

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 1. Which of the following is about
2 meters? (17-2)
A the length of a bumble bee
B the distance from first base to
second base
C the height of a one-story house
D the height of a classroom door
5. There are 1,000 grams in a kilogram.
2. What is the length of the apple core
to the nearest centimeter? (17-1)
4. Which is the best estimate of the
capacity of a bottle of syrup? (17-3)
A 709 pints
B 709 liters
C 709 cups
D 709 milliliters
Which can be used to change
4 kilograms to grams? (17-5)
A 4 kilograms  1,000  4 grams
B 4 kilograms  4  1,250 grams
C 4 kilograms  1,000  4,000 grams
D 4 kilograms  100  400 grams

6. Which best describes the length of a

crayon? (17-2)
A 7 millimeters
B 7 centimeters
A 3 centimeters
C 7 decimeters
B 6 centimeters
D 7 kilometers
C 7 centimeters
7. Which of the following can hold only
D 8 centimeters
about 2 liters of water? (17-3)
3. The black mamba snake at the zoo A Bathtub
measures 3 meters, 9 centimeters
B Swimming pool
long. How many centimeters is
this? (17-5) C Coffee pot
A 300 centimeters D Medicine dropper
B 309 centimeters
C 390 centimeters
D 903 centimeters

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 8. Pat bought a sub sandwich that 12. There are 1,000 milliliters in
was 36 centimeters long. She cut 1 liter. How many milliliters are in
4-centimeter slices. What was the 8 liters? (17-5)
length of the sandwich left after Pat A 8,000
cut off 5 slices? (17-6)
B 4,000
Slices
Cut Off 0 1 2 3 4 5 C 800
Centimeters
Left 36 32 28 24 ■ ■ D 80

A 20 centimeters 13. Which would be the best to measure

in kilometers? (17-2)
B 18 centimeters
A the distance from California to
C 16 centimeters Hawaii
D 12 centimeters B the length of a toothbrush
9. Which unit would be best to C the distance a snail can crawl in
measure the mass of a mouse? (17-4) an hour
A Grams D the length of a soccer field
B Kilograms 14. Trey is practicing for a swim meet.
C Liters If he continues the pattern, how
many laps will he swim on the
D Milliliters
6th day? (17-6)
10. Which could be about a decimeter
long? (17-1) Day 1 2 3 4 5 6
Laps
A a lady bug Swam 25 29 33 37 ■ ■
B a whale
A 46 laps
C an ant
B 45 laps
D a turtle
C 44 laps
11. Which is the best estimate of the D 39 laps
mass of a golf ball? (17-4)
A 450 kilograms
B 450 grams
C 45 kilograms
D 45 grams

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 Set A, pages 376–380

Estimate and measure the length of the bead
to the nearest centimeter.
You can use your finger width
as 1 centimeter to help estimate.
Remember to line up the object
with the 0 mark on the ruler.
Estimate the length. Then measure
to the nearest centimeter.
1.

Estimate: about 3 centimeters long Choose the better estimate.

2. The length of a truck
10 meters or 10 kilometers
& ' ( ) * + Use ⬍, ⬎, or ⫽ to compare.
Copy and complete.
8:CI>B:I:GH
3. 3 centimeters䊊 3 meters
The bead is 3 centimeters long, 4. 5 kilometers 䊊 5 meters
to the nearest centimeter.

Set B, pages 382–383

What is the capacity of this pitcher? Remember that more than one
unit can be used to measure the
capacity of a container.
Choose the better estimate.
Choose an appropriate unit and estimate.
1. 2.
A milliliter is too small, so estimate using liters.

It looks like the pitcher will hold about 2 liters. 150 mL or 150 L 5 mL or 5 L

Set C, pages 384–385

What is the mass of this Remember to use the examples

bar of soap? of a gram and kilogram to help
you estimate.
Choose a unit and estimate.
Choose the better estimate.
A kilogram is too much, so estimate using grams.
1. 2.
The bar of soap has about the same mass as
UR
100 grapes, or about 100 grams. FLO

15 g or 15 kg 2 g or 2 kg
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 Set D, pages 386–387

Change from one unit to a different unit.
■ centimeters ⫽ 3 meters
Change to centimeters.
You know that 1 meter ⫽ 100 centimeters.
Multiply: 3 ⫻ 100 centimeters ⫽ 300 cm
3 meters ⫽ 300 centimeters
Remember to use the correct
numbers and operations when you
are changing units.
Change the units. Copy and
complete.
1. 5 meters ⫽ ■ centimeters
2. 8 kilograms ⫽ ■ grams
3. 4 liters ⫽ ■ milliliters
4. 3 m 20 cm ⫽ ■ cm
5. 3 m 2 cm ⫽ ■ cm

Set E, pages 388–389

Vita makes bows using ribbon. What is the Remember to check your answers.
total length of ribbon she needs to make Make sure all of your numbers fit
4 bows? 5 bows? the pattern.
Make a table and look for a pattern. 1. Ned is training for a 40 km
bike race. If he continues his
Explain the pattern. pattern, how far will he ride
Solve the problem. on Day 4? On Day 5? Copy and
Number of complete the table. Write to
Bows 1 2 3 4 5
explain the pattern.
Total Length 30 60 90 120 150
of Ribbon cm cm cm cm cm Day 1 2 3 4 5

Vita needs 30 cm of ribbon for each Distance 1 4 7

bow she makes. Ned Rode km km km ■ ■
Vita needs 120 cm for 4 bows and 2. Roberto used Ned’s table to
150 cm for 5 bows. estimate that on Day 9 Ned
would ride more than 40 km.
Do you agree? Explain.

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