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The ideas in this fraction lesson are taken from Math Mammoth Fractions 1 book. Only a few examples of each problem type are shown; you should make more problems of each kind for the student. Measuring in inches
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Below you see four rulers that all measure in inches. They are NOT
to scale but are bigger than normal rulers for illustrative purposes.
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-inch mark, the 1 |
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-inch mark, and the 2 |
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-inch mark on all of the rulers above. |
You can
label them.
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-inch mark, the |
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-inch mark, the 1 |
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-inch mark, the 1 |
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-inch mark, |
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-inch mark, the 2 |
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-inch mark, and the 3 |
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-inch mark on three |
lowermost rulers above. You can label these.
3. (available in the book)
4. (available in the book)
5. Measure the following colored lines with the rulers given. If the end of the line does not fall exactly on a tick mark, then read the mark that is CLOSEST to the end of the line.
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6. Measure the following lines using different rulers. Cut out the rulers from the bottom of this page.
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Using the 1/4-inch ruler: __________ in. Using the 1/8-inch ruler: __________ in. Using the 1/16-inch ruler: __________ in. |
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Using the 1/4-inch ruler: __________ in. Using the 1/8-inch ruler: __________ in. Using the 1/16-inch ruler: __________ in. |
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Using the 1/4-inch ruler: __________ in. Using the 1/8-inch ruler: __________ in. Using the 1/16-inch ruler: __________ in. |
You may cut out the following rulers.



7. Find six items in your home that you can measure with your ruler, and measure them.
| a. ______________________ ______ in. | b. _______________________ ______ in. |
| c. _______________________ ______ in. | d. _______________________ ______ in. |
| e. _______________________ ______ in. | f. _______________________ ______ in. |
8. It's time to put your fraction addition and
subtraction skills to use with
inches!
a. (available in the book)
b. (available in the book)
c.
Measure carefully the sides of this
quadrilateral and find its perimeter.
d. (available in the book)
The ideas in this fraction lesson are taken from Math Mammoth Fractions 1 book. Only a few examples of each problem type are shown; you should make more problems of each kind for the student.
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