Sheet # 65/
"Measurements"
Name: _____________________ Date_____________
1. Sam's parents measure Sam every fall. Last year his height was 63 inches. This year his height is 66 inches. Two years ago his height was 60 inches.
A. How many inches has he grown each of the three years?
B. What would Sam's height be in feet and inches?
2. Sam's height is 66 inches this year. Paula is four inches shorter than Sam and two inches taller than Mary. Tom is two inches shorter than Mary.
A. Arrange the children from the shortest to the tallest.
B. What is the height of the each child?
3. Mary is baking a cake. She needs two tablespoons of molasses. She doesn't have a tablespoon. If she uses teaspoons, how many teaspoons will equal two tablespoons?
4. Mrs. Rudy is canning green beans. She must put 1/2 teaspoon of salt in a pint of green beans. How much salt would she put in a quart of green beans?
5. Bill is remodeling his house. He needs four boards that measure thirty six inches each.
A. How many inches does he have?
B. Change the answer to feet.
6. Nancy is making a dress. She needs three yards of cloth. How many inches of cloth would she need?
7. Mr. Bailey is remodeling his kitchen. He needs four boxes of tile. If one box of tile will cover twenty square feet of floor, how much will four boxes of tile cover?
8. Nancy uses twelve inches of ribbon to make a hairbow. If she wants to make five hairbows, how much ribbon will she need?