Using the Best Unit
The following questions ask you to select the unit of measure that would most likely be used to measure an object or select the object that is most correctly measured with the given unit. Click on the best answer.

• To measure the length of your desk, you would use:
  meters, inches, or millimeters.

• Which of the following pictures would best be measured in meters?

• The length of a car would be measured using:
  feet, centimeters, or kilometers.

Converting Units
Use the table of conversions to answer the following questions.

• How many millimeters are in one decimeter?
  1000, 10, or 100.

• Are there more meters or yards in one kilometer?
  meters, or yards.

• Which of the following is equal to 2 feet?
  70 centimeters, 24 inches, or 200 millimeters.

Word Problems

• If Jennifer is four feet tall, how many inches tall is she?
  46 inches, 40 inches, or 48 inches.

• Bob is ten meters from the grocery store, and ten yards from the movie theater, which is he closer to?
  the grocery store, the movie theater, or he is the same distance from both.

• Would it take Olivia longer to run a two mile race or a 4000 yard race?
  two miles, 4000 yards, or they will both take the same amount of time.

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