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Sheet # 559

Name_________________________Date:_____________


Explain and Show Your Work.

1)
To help complete an art project, Miss Sanford wants to give each of her 34 students 3 paper clips. Write a number sentence to find the exact number of paper clips Miss Sanford will need.




2) Which is the best unit of measure for the distance you would drive to Dallas?

A. centimeter

B. decimeter

C. feet

D. kilometer

3) Mark is making decorations. Each decoration requires 4 feet of ribbon. If he has 4 yards of ribbon, how many decorations can he make?




4) Kim needs to know the area of her bedroom floor to order new rugs. The length is 13 meters and the width is 8 meters. What is the area? Write a number sentence.




5) At noon the temperature in Miami Beach was 92 degrees. By midnight it had dropped to 78 degrees. What is the difference in the temperature from noon to midnight? Write a number sentence.










































Answers for sheet # 559

1) 34 x 3 = 102|
3 x 34 = 102

2) Kilometer Answer is D

3) 4 yards = 12 feet
4 feet per decoration.
3 decorations

4) 13 x 8 = 104 square meters

8 x 13 = 104 square meters