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Units, Quantities and a Sensible Level of Accuracy Worksheet with Answer Key

8 problems on reasoning with units: adding lengths, tracking units in results, converting with unit fractions, rates, significant figures, and finding errors in unit conversions. 2 pages, with a worked answer key and a one-page lesson handout. Free to download, no sign-in.

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What's on the worksheet

  1. Add the three parts of Hannah's hike in meters and answer a follow-up.
  2. Work out each result with its unit and say what kind of quantity it is.
  3. Find the unit mistake in Samir's conversion of seconds to hours.
  4. Hannah's labeling machine: find the time for 930 bottles in hours and minutes.
  5. Use Maya's stride length to answer a question about her walk, with sensible accuracy.
  6. Find the mistake in Hiro's conversion to seconds in a 30-day month.
  7. A pump moves water at a steady rate: find cubic meters moved in one day.
  8. Mason's dishwasher: find weekly water use and report it to a sensible accuracy.

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