Grade 6 | Unit 3 | Lesson 2: Anchoring Units of Measurement | Practice Problems

Select the unit from the list that you would use to measure each object. The length of a pencil The weight or mass of a pencil The volume of a pencil The weight or mass of a hippopotamus The length of a hippopotamus The length of a fingernail clipping The weight or mass of a fingernail clipping The volume of a sink The volume of a bowl The length of a chalkboard or whiteboard The weight or mass of a chalkboard or whiteboard The length of the border between the United States and Canada

• centimeters

• cups

• feet

• gallons

• grams

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CCSS.4.MD.A.1

When this pet hamster is placed on a digital scale, the scale reads 1.5. Attribution: 'Hamster in hand', by Keith Pomakis. CC BY-SA 2.0. Wikimedia Commons.

• Ounces

• Grams

• Milligrams

• Pounds

• Kilograms

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CCSS.3.MD.A.2

Circle the larger unit of measure. Then, determine if the unit measures distance, volume, or weight (or mass). meter or kilometer

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CCSS.4.MD.A.1

Circle the larger unit of measure. Then, determine if the unit measures distance, volume, or weight (or mass). yard or foot

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CCSS.4.MD.A.1

Circle the larger unit of measure. Then, determine if the unit measures distance, volume, or weight (or mass). cup or quart

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CCSS.3.MD.A.2

Circle the larger unit of measure. Then, determine if the unit measures distance, volume, or weight (or mass). pound or ounce

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CCSS.3.MD.A.2

Circle the larger unit of measure. Then, determine if the unit measures distance, volume, or weight (or mass). liter or milliliter

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CCSS.4.MD.A.1

Circle the larger unit of measure. Then, determine if the unit measures distance, volume, or weight (or mass). gram or kilogram

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CCSS.3.MD.A.2

Elena mixes 5 cups of apple juice with 2 cups of sparkling water to make sparkling apple juice. For a party, she wants to make 35 cups of sparkling apple juice. How much of each ingredient should Elena use? Explain or show your reasoning.

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CCSS.4.MD.A.2

Lin bought 3 hats for $22.50. At this rate, how many hats could she buy with $60.00? If you get stuck, consider using the table.

number of hats	price in dollars
3	22.50
1	7.50
5	37.50
8	60

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B