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# Measuring with Rulers - Inches

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## Measuring with Rulers - Inches Answer Key

1.
Mark $1 1/2$ inches on the ruler.
• half way between 1 and 2
2.
Mark $3 1/4$ inches on the ruler.
• second line after 3
3.
Mark $4 3/4$ inches on the ruler.
• Mark should be on 12th line after 4
4.
Draw a vertical line through $2 3/16$ inches.
• line should be through the third line after the 2
5.
The numbers on this ruler mark inches, not centimeters. If you were not given this information, explain how you would figure out if this ruler measured inches or centimeters.
• Ruler divided into sixteenths, not tenths
6.
You measure a paper clip with the ruler shown. One end of the paper clip is at the 0 and the other end is at the 7th line after the 1. How many inches long is the paper clip?
• 1 7/8 inches
7.
Ava needs to find the length of a leaf as part of a science experiment. The stem is at the 0 and the tip of the leaf goes to the 5th line after the 6. How many inches is the leaf?
• 6 5/16 inches
8.
Sketch a drawing of a pencil that is $5 5/8$ inches long, on the ruler.
• Pencil should start at 0 and end at 5th line after 5
9.
Sketch a pencil that is $4 7/16$ inches long, on the ruler.
• pencil should start at 0 and end at 7th line after 4
10.
Ethan measures the width of his book with the ruler and says it is $5 1/2$ inches wide. Lanie measures the same book with the ruler and says the book is $5 8/16$ inches wide. Who is correct? Explain.
• Both. 8/16 reduces to 1/2
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