Distance

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Distance: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Shortest Distance between Two Points, Word Problems on Length and, Estimate Lengths

Important Questions on Distance

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Arun and Harish was travelling to Mumbai from their hometown and Mumbai is 150 km away from their home town they travelled 25 km in a bike, while travelling bike got damaged and they planned to go by bus.

Find how many kilometres they still need to travel?

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Ram and Hari was travelling to bangalore from their hometown and bangalore is 200 km away from their home town they travelled 50 km in a bike, while travelling bike got damaged and they planned to go by bus.

Find how many kilometres they still need to travel?

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Estimate the length of the object

(Given scale is in centimetre).

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Estimate the length of the object

(Given scale is in centimetre).

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Estimate the length of the object

(Given scale is in centimetre).

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Estimate the length of the given object using non-standard units of measurement:

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Estimate the length of the given object using non-standard units of measurement:

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Estimate the length of the given object using non-standard units of measurement:

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Estimate the length of the given object using non-standard units of measurement:

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Measure the width (diameter) of a coin and record it in centimetres.

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Match the correct lengths for the following:

Item Length Unit
Length of a bicycle 400 mm
Length of a running track 26.5 km
Distance from one town to another 22 cm
Width of a sequin 0.8 m
Length of a shoe 16 km
Height of skyscraper 3 cm
Length of fingernail 1.67 mm
Length of a notepad 1374.6 m

 

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Match two lengths to each object.

1570 m 157 mm 15.7 cm 157 m 1.57 m
1.5 cm 1.57 km 15 mm 157 cm 0.157 km

 

Object First Unit Second Unit
The length of a pencil    
The height of a year six student    
The length of a fingernail    
The distance around a schoolyard    
The length of a bike ride    

 

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Amar is running a 400 m race. If he has finished 243 m, how much more does he have to run to finish the race?

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Sujit's house is 175 m 75 cm from school. After he had walked 96 m 50 cm of the way to school, he met his friend Ajit. What distance to the school did they walk together?

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A flower bed is 6 m 50 cm in length. Its length needs to be increased to 8 m 84 cm. By how much more should it be increased?

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Tinku needs to put wallpaper on part of the wall of his hall room. He has one strip which is 15 m 36 cm long and a second strip which is 35 m long. What is the total length of the wallpaper?

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Bunty the carpenter is making a door. He has 3 planks of wood, 3 m 15 cm4 m 27 cm and 2 m 19 cm in length. What is the total length of the wood planks?

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To make a stage curtain, 12 m 20 cm of velvet material is needed for the frill at the top. For each curtain at the side 26 m 15 cm is required. what is the total amount of material that will have to be bought?

EASY
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Observe carefully and write the length of the object.

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EASY
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Observe carefully and write the length of the object.

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