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These problems deal with units of weight and mass.
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Interactive resources from our Math Tools project:
Math 4: Measurement
The closest match in our Ask Dr. Math archives:
Elementary Measurement
NCTM Standards:
Measurement Standard for Grades 3-5
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Seasonal Probability
- Lisa Lavelle
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Calculate the probability that your birthday falls in a particular season of the year.
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Set a Date
- Lisa Lavelle (with help from Judy Ann Brown)
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Explore an interesting detail about a given date, and find six more dates with the same quality.
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Sheila's Shelves
- Claire Mead
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. How much space will Sheila have on her new book shelves?
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Shopping at the School Store
- Claire Mead
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. How much does a pencil cost at the school store? How much does an eraser cost?
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So Many Salmon
- Allison Armstrong
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Armida helps researchers by tagging salmon at the Big Eagle hatchery.
Do her co-workers work faster or slower than she does?
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Something Fishy
- Basden's 8th Hour MathDogs and Claire Mead
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Find the maximum number of goldfish and koi to go in the fish pond.
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Special Stars
- Lisa Lavelle
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Calculate the number of pipe cleaners Leah used to create a Star of David chain.
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Splish Splash
- Lisa Lavelle
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Determine the ratio of my volume to T.J.'s volume.
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Sports Weigh In
- Claire Mead
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Use three scale readings to find the weight of the soccer ball, the
tennis ball, and the
baseball.
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Stained Glass Window
- Jackson First Year Algebra Class
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Elementary, difficulty level 5. Find the size of a stained glass window for my front door.
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Subway Tokens
- Annie Fetter and Claire Mead
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. How did Samantha know the subway token machine didn't behave as advertised?
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Summer at Sweet Tooth
- Ross Shelter & Carrie Shankweiler
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Calculate Kate's earnings during her summer waitressing job.
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Super Deal Salsa
- Lisa Lavelle
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Determine how much money was saved by buying salsa in bulk.
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Taking Tolls
- Ben Lee
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. How much money did the Lincoln Tunnel into Manhattan collect between 3:30 and 4:30 PM on December 30, 2003?
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Tangrams
- Claire Mead
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Discover some of the relationships among the pieces in a set of Tangrams.
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Tatianna and the Troll
- Terry Trotter, revised
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Elementary, difficulty level 3. Tatianna tests the troll... and neither loses nor gains.
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Teresa's Tiles
- Kristina Lasher
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. How many square tiles does Teresa need to cover her bathroom floor?
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The Teddy Bears' Banquet *
- Claire Mead
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. How many bears can be seated at the banquet?
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Timber!!!
- Lisa and Judy Gardner
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Determine the lengths of two pieces of a damaged redwood tree.
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Time to Get Up
- Claire Mead
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 1. What time should Raul get up to make sure he does not miss the bus?
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Trapezoid Teatime
- Claire Mead
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Find out how many guests can sit at a row of trapezoid tables at the school volunteers' tea.
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Video Viewing
- Lisa Lavelle
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Just how much television will Frank and Lisa watch?
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Volume Experiment
- Judy Ann Brown
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Make a prediction, conduct an experiment, and report your findings.
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Water Fun?
- Lisa Lavelle
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Determine how long it would take for a 30-gallon water heater to empty.
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Water Park Adventure
- Leon Roland & class
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. How much does each member of the class need to earn to fund the field trip?
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What a Move!
- Lisa Lavelle
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Determine the number of hours it took the movers to move the Lavelles to their new home, as well as the number of man-hours.
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Zero Dates
- Stephen Maurer
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Travel in time to think about dates with zeros.
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Zoo Trip
- Melissa Cavanaugh (Western Oregon University) & Math Forum Staff
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Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. How many adults and seniors will Melissa's family take to the zoo?
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