Mathematical: Measurement and Data Flashcards
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A rectangle has a length of 12 cm and a width of 5 cm. What is its area?
Answer: 60 cm²
Area of a rectangle = length × width = 12 × 5 = 60 cm².
A student measures a desk and finds it is 1.2 meters long. How many centimeters is that?
Answer: 120 cm
Since 1 meter = 100 centimeters, 1.2 meters × 100 = 120 centimeters.
A bar graph shows that 30 students prefer soccer, 20 prefer basketball, and 10 prefer tennis. What fraction of students prefer basketball?
Answer: 1/3
Total students = 30 + 20 + 10 = 60; basketball = 20/60 = 1/3.
Which unit is most appropriate for measuring the volume of water in a swimming pool?
Answer: Gallons
Gallons are the standard US customary unit used to measure large volumes of liquid like swimming pools.
A thermometer reads 32°F. What does this temperature represent?
Answer: Freezing point of water
32°F is the freezing point of water on the Fahrenheit scale.
A line plot shows the heights (in inches) of 8 plants: 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6. What is the mode?
Answer: 4
The mode is the value that appears most often; 4 appears three times, more than any other value.