Use comparisons to order length, mass, capacity and duration.
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Use comparisons to order length, mass, capacity and duration.
Use comparisons to order length, mass, capacity and duration.
Example 1
The ribbons start at the same line. Which is longest?
Ribbons aligned at the leftShow worked answer
Answer: B
Compare the right-hand ends because the left-hand ends line up.
Ribbon B reaches furthest.
Example 2
The ribbons start at the same line. Which is longest?
Ribbons aligned at the leftShow worked answer
Answer: B
Compare the right-hand ends because the left-hand ends line up.
Ribbon B reaches furthest.
Example 3
Pour one full jug into an empty cup; it is not full. Pour one full cup into an empty bottle; it is not full. No water is spilled. Which holds the most?
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Answer: bottle
Each full container has too little water to fill the next one.
The bottle holds more than the cup, which holds more than the jug.
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