Question 1 of 26: Emma measures a table with her hands. She counts 6 hands. Tom uses the same table and counts 4 hands. What is the most likely reason?
Emma measures a table with her hands. She counts 6 hands. Tom uses the same table and counts 4 hands. What is the most likely reason? — Emma's hands are smaller.Emma's hands are smaller, so she needs more of them to cover the same length!
A caterpillar is 4 paper clips long. A worm is 7 paper clips long. How much longer is the worm? — 3.7 − 4 = 3. The worm is 3 paper clips longer!
If you use bigger units to measure the same object, you will get a ___ number. — Smaller.Bigger units mean fewer units are needed, so you get a SMALLER count!
A desk is 10 erasers long. The same desk is 5 rulers long. What does this tell us? — Rulers are longer than erasers.You need more erasers (10) to equal fewer rulers (5) — rulers must be longer!
A rope is 12 paperclips long. Another rope is 15 paperclips long. How much shorter is the first rope? — 3.15 − 12 = 3. The first rope is 3 paperclips shorter.
Sam measures a pencil with big and small cubes. He gets different numbers. Why? — Different size units give different counts.Different-sized units give different counts for the same object. Always use same-size units!
If two students measure the same book, what must they do to get the same answer? — Use the same size unit.Using the same-size unit is key! Different sized units give different counts.
A slug moved 4 hand-lengths across a board. An ant moved 1 hand-length. How many more hand-lengths did the slug move? — 3.4 − 1 = 3. The slug moved 3 more hand-lengths than the ant.
How many minutes does the long hand take to go all the way around the clock? — 60.One full trip around the clock face = 60 minutes = 1 hour!
A clock shows 4:30. Where is the long hand? — At 6.At :30, the long hand always points straight down to 6!
A clock shows 4:30. Where is the short hand? — Between 4 and 5.At 4:30, 30 minutes have passed in the 4 o'clock hour, so the short hand is halfway between 4 and 5.
What time is 2 hours after 3:00? — 5:00.3:00 + 2 hours = 5:00. The short hand moves forward 2 positions!
What time is it 30 minutes after 6:00? — 6:30.6:00 + 30 minutes = 6:30. The long hand moves from 12 to 6!
Which description matches 12:30? — Short at 12, long at 6.At 12:30: short hand points to 12 (with a slight move toward 1), long hand points to 6.
Sarah naps from 1:00 to 1:30. How long is her nap? — 30 minutes.From 1:00 to 1:30 is 30 minutes — half an hour!
True or False: At 7:30, the long hand points to 3. — False — it points to 6.False. At :30, the long hand always points to 6, not 3.
Mike wakes up at 7:00. He has breakfast 30 minutes later. What time is breakfast? — 7:30.7:00 + 30 minutes = 7:30. Mike has breakfast at 7:30!
How many tally marks represent 10? — Two groups of 5.The correct way to show 10 is two full groups of 5 (each is a bundle with a diagonal slash).
In a survey, 12 students chose dogs. How would you show 12 in a tally chart? — |||| |||| || (two groups of 5 + 2 extras).12 = 5 + 5 + 2 = two full groups of 5 and 2 extra marks.
Using the same survey (Red=7, Blue=5, Green=3), how many total votes were there? — 15.7 + 5 + 3 = 15 total votes.
How many MORE votes did Red (7) get than Green (3)? — 4.7 − 3 = 4. Red got 4 more votes than Green!
Which is the correct tally for 6? — |||| |.6 = 5 + 1. The correct tally is one group of 5 (crossed) plus 1 extra mark.
A tally shows: |||| |||| ||| = ___ — 13.5 + 5 + 3 = 13. Two full groups of 5 plus 3 extras!
Soccer: |||| ||| = 8 votes. Basketball: |||| = 5 votes. How many more chose soccer? — 3.8 − 5 = 3. Soccer got 3 more votes than basketball.
If a tally has 5 full groups, how many marks were made in total? — 25.5 groups × 5 marks each = 25 total tally marks.
A student adds 3 more tally marks to a chart that already shows 11. What is the new total? — 14.11 + 3 = 14 total tally marks.