HOW DOES IT ADD UP?
Evaluate Yourself!

RETURN TO THE TASK PAGE


Instructions: Consider each question and enter your answers in the blank boxes. Print your completed page and place it in your folder or portfolio.

-- >>Remember --- It is smart to ask for help when you need it!


Expressing Decimals and Fractions

Enter you name in the box:

1.  The top margin of the document was set at 1.75 inches. I changed it to 1 inch. How much space did I add to my top  margin?    

2. How can I express the answer to the first question as a fraction?

3. How would you express 1 inch in metric terms?

4. Answer the same questions for the left and right margins and compare more metric terms using the sites below.

Left Margin  

Right Margin

http://www.abcteach.com/Math/usmetr.htm -Comparison table


IF YOU WANT MORE PRACTICE WITH MEASUREMENTS, CHECK OUT THE FOLLOWING SITES BY CLICKING ON EACH ONE.

The following site has lots of links to help you figure out many math tasks. http://www.khake.com/page47.html 


5.  ADD A COUPLE OF COMMENTS IN THE BOX BELOW ABOUT WHAT YOU LEARNED IN THIS EXERCISE.