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Lesson 6

Hands On: Measure to Halves and Fourths of an Inch

Homework Helper

Measure the length of the bolt to the nearest quarter inch.

Measure the length.

The length of the bolt is greater than 3 whole inches.

It measures even with the first mark after 3 inches.

Write the length.

Write a number to represent the whole inches.

Write a fraction to represent the remaining part of an inch.

The length is closer to 3 1 _ 4 inches than it is to 3 inches or

3 1 _ 2 inches.

To the nearest quarter inch, the length is 3 1 _ 4 inches.

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Count the one quarter-inch spaces after 3 inches.

one quarter-inch space = 1 _ 4 inch

3 1 _ 4 whole inches

fraction of an inch

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1. Measure the length to the

nearest 1 _ 2 -inch.

Length:

2. Measure the length to

the nearest 1 _ 4 -inch.

Length:

Problem Solving

3. Measure the length of the marker to the nearest half inch.

Length:

4. 6 Be Precise Measure the length of the spool of thread to the nearest quarter inch.

Length:

Vocabulary Check

5. How many half inches are in one inch?

6. How many quarter inches are in one inch?

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