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Ren is 160 centimetres tall.
About how tall is her little brother Matt?
80 centimetres | 100 centimetres | 120 centimetres | 135 centimetres |
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`100\ text(centimetres)`
`text(S) text(ince Ren is 160 cm, each mark) = 20\ text(cm)`
`:.\ text(Matt’s height)` | `= 5 xx 20` |
`= 100\ text(cm)` |
Alison buys paper clips that come in three sizes, small, medium and large.
The picture shows the lengths of the small and large clips.
What could the length of the medium paper clip be?
`text(1 centimetre)` | `text(5 centimetres)` | `text(7 centimetres)` | `text(11 centimetres)` |
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`text(5 centimetres)`
`text(Small paper clip) = 6-1.5 = 4.5\ text(cm)`
`text(Large paper clip) = 16-9=7\ text(cm)`
`text(Among the choices given, only 5 cm is between)`
`text(4.5 cm and 7 cm.)`
`:.\ text(The medium paper clip could be 5 cm.)`
What is the temperature reading in this thermometer?
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`8^@text(C)` |
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`14^@text(C)` |
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`16^@text(C)` |
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`18^@text(C)` |
`18^@text(C)`
`text(Each section measures 10°C and each smaller mark is)`
`text(worth an extra 2°C.)`
`:.\ text(Temperature reading)`
`=9 xx 2°`
`=18°\ text(C)`
Kevin wanted to measure the width of a roll of toilet paper by measuring it against a section of his measuring tape.
What is the width of the toilet paper roll?
`text(8 centimetres)` | `text(9 centimetres)` | `text(13 centimetres)` | `text(22 centimetres)` |
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`text(9 centimetres)`
`text(Width)` | `=22-13` |
`= 9\ text(centimetres)` |
Banjo started with 475 millilitres of water in a flask.
After he poured some of the water into a cup, the level of water in the flask is pictured below.
How much water did Banjo pour into the cup?
`text(50 millilitres)` | `text(75 millilitres)` | `text(100 millilitres)` | `text(400 millilitres)` |
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`text(75 millilitres)`
`text(Volume of water poured into the cup)`
`=475 – 400`
`= 75\ text(millilitres)`