Measuring Objects Worksheet - Students measure school supplies to the nearest inch.

Let's solve the problem step by step.

The task is to measure each object to the nearest inch using the ruler provided in the image. We'll go through each object one by one and determine its length based on where it starts and ends on the ruler.

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1) Pencil

- The pencil starts at 0 inches.
- It ends just before the 6-inch mark, but not quite at 6.
- Looking closely: the end of the pencil is just past the 5-inch mark, but not reaching 6.
- Since we are measuring to the nearest inch, we look at whether it’s closer to 5 or 6.
- The pencil ends about a quarter of the way from 5 to 6 → so it's closer to 5.
- ✔ Answer: 5 inches

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2) Glue Stick

- Starts at 0 inches.
- Ends between 3 and 4 inches.
- It goes a little past the 3-inch mark, but not halfway to 4.
- It appears to be about 3.2 inches, which is closer to 3 than 4.
- ✔ Answer: 3 inches

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3) Spoon (Green)

- Starts at 0 inches.
- Ends between 4 and 5 inches.
- The tip of the spoon is just past the 4-inch mark, but not close to 5.
- It looks like about 4.1 inches, so closer to 4.
- ✔ Answer: 4 inches

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4) Comb

- Starts at 0 inches.
- Ends just after the 5-inch mark.
- It extends slightly beyond 5, but only by a small amount — maybe 0.2 inches.
- So, it's closer to 5 than 6.
- ✔ Answer: 5 inches

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5) Crayon

- Starts at 0 inches.
- Ends between 2 and 3 inches.
- The crayon ends just past the 2-inch mark, but less than halfway to 3.
- Looks like around 2.3 inches, which is closer to 2.
- ✔ Answer: 2 inches

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✔ Final Answers:

1) 5 inches
2) 3 inches
3) 4 inches
4) 5 inches
5) 2 inches

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📌 Note: When measuring to the nearest inch, if the object is less than half an inch past the whole number, round down. If it's more than half an inch past, round up. In all these cases, they were less than halfway to the next inch, so we rounded down.

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