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Unit 6 - Lesson 5 - Grade 5: Illustrative Mathematics

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Grade 5 Unit 6
Lesson 5: Multi-step Conversion Problems: Metric Length
CC BY 2021 Illustrative Mathematics®
Grade 5 Unit 6
Lesson 5: Multi-step Conversion Problems: Metric Length
CC BY 2021 Illustrative Mathematics®
Lesson: Multi-step Conversion Problems: Metric Length
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Cool Down: Compare Lengths
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True or False: Powers of 10 (Warm Up)

Decide if each statement is true or false. Be prepared to explain your reasoning.
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Walk All Day

Lin has a watch that counts the number of steps she takes during the day and displays those steps in centimeters, meters, or kilometers.

Here is a list of activities Lin did on Monday. For each activity, write whether it would make sense to display the distance in cm, m, or km.
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Question 13
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How many kilometers did Lin walk that day?

Who Ran Farther?

Question 14
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Use the table to find the total distance Tyler ran during the week. Explain or show your reasoning.

Question 15
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Use the table to find the total distance Clare ran during the week. Show your reasoning.

Question 16
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Who ran farther, Clare or Tyler? How much farther? Explain or show your reasoning.

Question 17
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Jada ran 15.25 kilometers. Han ran 8,500 meters. Who ran farther? How much farther? Explain or show your reasoning.

Question 2
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Explain your reasoning.

Question 3
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Question 4
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Explain your reasoning.

Question 5
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Question 6
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Explain your reasoning.

Question 7
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Walked to her friend’s desk.

Would make sense to display the distance in __________
Question 8
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Walked to the front of the classroom.

Would make sense to display the distance in __________
Question 9
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Walked from her classroom to the bus.

Would make sense to display the distance in __________
Question 10
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Ran twice around the playground.

Would make sense to display the distance in __________
Question 11
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The table shows the amount of steps Lin’s watch displayed for each activity. If each of her steps is 50 centimeters, how many centimeters and meters did Lin walk for each activity?

Question 12
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At the end of the day, Lin’s watch displayed 8,500 steps. Would it make sense for her watch to record the
distance in centimeters, meters, or kilometers? Why?