Flag Pole (Part 2)

In this lesson, we will continue to develop our skills in planning how to solve, and then solving, a fractional measurement problem. The problem is a continuation of determining what lengths of wood could be used in various combinations to achieve a given length.

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Flag Pole - Quiz

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Q1.Ryan makes a flag pole. From lengths of one metre, half a metre and quarter of a metre, he chooses 6. What is the longest length his flag pole could be?

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Q2.Ryan makes a flag pole. From lengths of one metre, half a metre and quarter of a metre, he chooses 6. What is the shortest length his flag pole could be?

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Q3.Ryan makes a flag pole. From lengths of one metre, half a metre and quarter of a metre, he chooses 3 quarter metres and 3 half metres. What will the length of the flag pole be?

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Q4.Ryan makes a flag pole. From lengths of one metre, half a metre and quarter of a metre, he chooses 3 metre lengths and 3 quarter metre lengths. What will the length of the flag pole be?

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Q5.Ryan makes a flag pole. From lengths of one metre, half a metre and quarter of a metre, he chooses 4 half metre lengths and 2 quarter metre lengths. What will the length of the flag pole be?

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Flag Pole - Quiz

Don’t worry if you get a question wrong! Forgetting is an important step in learning. We will recap next lesson.

Q1.Ryan makes a flag pole. From lengths of one metre, half a metre and quarter of a metre, he chooses 6. What is the longest length his flag pole could be?

1/5

Q2.Ryan makes a flag pole. From lengths of one metre, half a metre and quarter of a metre, he chooses 6. What is the shortest length his flag pole could be?

2/5

Q3.Ryan makes a flag pole. From lengths of one metre, half a metre and quarter of a metre, he chooses 3 quarter metres and 3 half metres. What will the length of the flag pole be?

3/5

Q4.Ryan makes a flag pole. From lengths of one metre, half a metre and quarter of a metre, he chooses 3 metre lengths and 3 quarter metre lengths. What will the length of the flag pole be?

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Q5.Ryan makes a flag pole. From lengths of one metre, half a metre and quarter of a metre, he chooses 4 half metre lengths and 2 quarter metre lengths. What will the length of the flag pole be?

5/5

Lesson summary: Flag Pole (Part 2)

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