1. Homework Helper Chapter 8 Lesson 8.1 about 6 inches about 2 inches
4. possible answer (answers will vary)
My crayon is about 4 inches long.
I would look at a ruler to find out how long 8 inches is. Then, I would
try to find an object that is about that long.
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2. Homework Helper Chapter 8 Lesson 8.2 about 5 inches about 2 inches4.
about inches
I would rather use a ruler to measure the length of an object because
it is a more accurate measurement tool.
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3. Homework Helper Chapter 8 Lesson 8.3 1 inch 4 inches 7 inches
inches inches inches
inches inches inches 4.
8 inches
4 beads
2 in
2 in
2 in
2 in
Someone could estimate the length of a book by thinking about how
many 1-inch parts there would be in the length of the book.
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4. Homework Helper Chapter 8 Lesson 8.4 6 inches 2 inches 5 inches 4.
***Students may not have made an inch ruler. If they haven’t made one, then they may skip this question. ***
My ruler is the same as an inch ruler because they are both divided
into inches. It is different because it only goes up to 6 inches instead
of 12 inches.
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5. Homework Helper Chapter 8 Lesson 8.5 1. 7 23 23 – 7 =
Molly’s ribbon is 16 inches long now
2. I would draw a number line . Then I would draw a mark above the
number line from 0 to 15 for the first string. Then, I would draw a
second mark for the second string, starting at 15 on the number line
and making it 7 spaces long. The total length for the two strings is
22 inches long.
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Possible answer: 1 quarter and 2 dimes 1
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6. Homework Helper Chapter 8 Lesson 8.6
Answers for questions #1 and #2 will depend upon the actual objects measured.
3. Jake has the longer piece of yarn. Feet are longer than inches, so
4 feet is longer than 4 inches.
I would measure the length of a jump rope in feet because feet are
longer than inches. So, it would take fewer feet than inches to
measure the length of the jump rope.
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7. Homework Helper Chapter 8 Lesson 8.7
The estimates for #1 and #2 should be reasonable and may vary depending on the actual object.
1. door
Estimate: rulers, or feet
2. flag
Estimate: rulers, or feet 3.
rug
ruler ruler ruler ruler ruler ruler
Mr. Baker’s rulers Mrs. Baker’s rulers
about feet
Possible answer: I chose my bed. A 12-inch ruler is 1 foot long. I would
estimate the length of my bed by thinking of how many 12-inch rulers
it would take to match its length. I estimate that my bed is 7 feet long.
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8. Homework Helper Chapter 8 Lesson 8.8
The lengths for questions #1 and #2 may vary depending upon the actual objects measured.
1. The length of your desk
Tool: inch ruler
Length:
2. the distance around a basket
Tool: measuring tape
Length:
Mark should use a yardstick because
a room is long. It would take a lot of measurements to use
an inch ruler.
I would line up the end of the yardstick with the corner of the rug. Then, I would mark where the yardstick ends, pick it up ,and place it at the end mark. I would keep going until I get to the end of the rug. Finally, I would count how many one yard segments I used to find the total number of yards.
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9. Homework Helper Chapter 8 Lesson 8.9 X X Lengths of Strings 5 inches
Answers will vary depending on the books chosen. An example is
provided. 11 8 9
Answers will vary depending on the books chose. An example using the above data is provided.
8 inches inches inches inches
Lengths of Books in Inches X 3.
Lengths of Strings in Inches X
Lengths of Strings
5 inches
7 inches
6 inches
8 inches
5inches X X X X
I used the data provided to make my line plot. I wrote a title that
describes what the line plot shows and I listed the numbers in order
from least to greatest. Then, above the numbers I drew X’s to show
how many strings were each length.

10. Chapter 8 Lesson 8.9 (continued)
Homework Helper
Chapter Lesson 8.9 (continued)
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