Assignment: Measurement QUESTION 1
1.0
Refer to the section of a tape measure shown below.
Peter
Grace
Maisie
173
174
175
176
centimetres / centimeter
1.1
Two sisters and their younger brother decided to measure their heights
1.1.1 Determine each of their heights in metres, rounded off to three decimal
places.
(6)
1.1.2 What is the difference in height between the tallest and the shortest child,
in centimetres.
(3)
(2)
1.1.3 Give Grace's height in centimetres.
(2)
1.1.4 Give Peter's height in millimetres.
1.2
Over the next year, Peter's height increased by 2mm per month, and that of
Grace's, stayed constant. Calculate which of the two was taller after the year was
over.​