Linear Measurement
Units of Measurement
•MILES
You go FAR in your CAR!!!!
Measure distances that are far—from Pfafftown to Disney!
YARDS
She’s
A bout
5 Feet
Tall!
Measure to Nearest Inch
Measure to Nearest ½ Inch
Remember:
You are
counting by ½
inch pieces.
Your answer can be a whole
number, or have “1/2” in it!
Measure to Nearest ½ Inch
The leaf is 3
inches long to
nearest ½
inch.
The peanut is 1 ½
inches long to
nearest ½ inch.
12 inches = 1 foot
36 inches = 1 yard
3 feet = 1 yard
1,760 yards = 1 mile
5,280 feet = 1 mile
Converting Measurements
• From Feet to Inches…
• You are putting the feet
into GROUPS OF 12…
• Multiply!
7 feet =
inches
How many groups of 12 is
that?
7
x 12 in
= 84 in
From Inches to Feet
You are dividing the feet
into tiny inches so…
Divide!
60 in. =
Feet
You are dividing 60 in.
into groups of 12 in. so…
60 -/-
12
= 5 ft.
Converting Feet and Inches
Remember that a foot is
12 inches!
= 24 in
12 in.
+
12 in.
2 ft. 4 inches =
in.
12 in. + 12 in. =
24 in
+ 4 in
28 in.
2 ft. 4 inches = 28 inches
62 inches = ____ feet ___in.
12 + 12 + 12 + 12 + 12 =60
so… 5 ft.
62-60 = 2 in.