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Measurement Types and Units

Help plan a weekend market stall. For each task, identify the measurement type or choose a sensible unit. Use New Zealand metric units. Show your working where needed.

Choose the measure

Measurement types describe what is being measured; units tell us how much.

1.Hugo checks whether the drink dispenser is cold enough to serve. Which measurement type does she need?

Length
Temperature
Mass
Area

2.Match each market job to its measurement type: (a) weighing a sack of potatoes; (b) measuring the tabletop surface; (c) timing how long the stall takes to pack up; (d) checking how much juice fits in a jug; (e) measuring the table’s longer side.

a. Sack of potatoes
b. Tabletop surface
c. Pack-up time
d. Juice in a jug
e. Table’s longer side

Area
Capacity
Time
Mass
Length

3.Choose a suitable metric unit for the distance from the car park to the market entrance, about 600 .

4.Choose a suitable metric unit for the mass of one apple, about 180 .

5.Choose a suitable metric unit for the capacity of a drink bottle, about 750 .

6.Choose a suitable metric unit for the area of a small stall mat, about 2 .

Pick units and tools

Think about the size of the quantities as well as the measurement type.

7.A market sign is 85 cm wide. Which is the same length?

0.85 m
8.5 m
85 m
850 m

8.The stall needs a mat measuring 3 m by 2 m. What is its area, and which unit should be used?

9.The drink dispenser holds 4 L. How many millilitres is this? Use 1 L = 1,000 mL.

10.For each task, name a suitable measuring tool and the unit you would record: (a) finding the mass of a bag of apples; (b) measuring how long a queue takes to move; (c) checking whether the drinks are cool enough to serve.

11.A helper says, “The table is 2 kilograms long.” Explain what is wrong and suggest a suitable measurement type and unit instead.

12.The market opens at 9:15 am and closes at 1:45 pm. How long is it open? Give your answer in hours and minutes.

13.A stallholder measures the same table using hand spans. One person records 9 hand spans and another records 11. Why can both measurements differ, and what would make the result more consistent?