Measurement Reasonable Value - Time (metric) (Level 1)

This math topic explores "Measurement Reasonable Value - Time (metric)", focusing on selecting the most reasonable time durations for different everyday activities. The skill practiced is determining realistic time measures in units like seconds, minutes, hours, and days for various scenarios, such as eating dinner at a restaurant, commuting across a city, long-distance flights, and running lengths of football fields. These problems help enhance understanding of time estimation and appropriate metric units for measuring time in real-life contexts.

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Measurement Reasonable Value - Time (metric) Worksheet

Math worksheet on 'Measurement Reasonable Value - Time (metric) (Level 1)'. Part of a broader unit on 'Measurement - Units Intro - Customary' Learn online: app.mobius.academy/math/units/measurement_unit_intro_customary/

1

What is the most reasonable value for the given measurement?

The length of a theater play

a

2 min

b

2 hr

2

What is the most reasonable value for the given measurement?

The time to send a letter in the mail

a

3 hr

b

3 d

3

What is the most reasonable value for the given measurement?

The length of a single lightning strike

a

500 s

b

500 ms

4

What is the most reasonable value for the given measurement?

The time for one flap of a hummingbird's wing

a

200 ms

b

200 s

5

What is the most reasonable value for the given measurement?

The time to drive across North America

a

6 d

b

6 hr

6

What is the most reasonable value for the given measurement?

The time for a plane flight from New York to Paris

a

7 hr

b

7 d

7

The time for a decent runner to run the length of a football field

What is the most reasonable value for the given measurement?

a

25 min

b

25 s