GRADE 5 MATH · CHAPTER 3

Geometry & measurement

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  1. Geometry

    Measure an axis-aligned grid distance

    Find horizontal or vertical distance on a coordinate grid.

  2. Geometry & measurement

    Find rectangular-prism volume

    Multiply length, width and height to count cubic units.

  3. Geometry

    Locate points with ordered pairs

    Use first-quadrant ordered pairs to describe horizontal and vertical locations from the origin.

  4. Measurement

    Convert metric measurements with decimals

    Use exact metric unit relationships to rename the same amount in larger or smaller units.

AN EXAMPLE FROM THIS CHAPTER

On a coordinate grid, find the distance in units from (1, 2) to (6, 2). The points share one coordinate.

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5

Only one coordinate changes. The distance is 5 units.

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