Chapter 7 Decimals Worksheet - New Century Maths Page 15
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38Working mathematically
Applying strategies: Comparing heights
1 Use the clues below to find each girl’s name and height.
• Mandy is taller than Sarah.
• Kelly is taller than Sarah but shorter than Mandy.
• Sarah is shorter than Yin.
• Mandy is not the tallest.
• The heights of the girls are 168.5 cm, 166.3 cm, 164.2 cm and 160.7 cm.
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2 Use the clues below to find each boy’s name and height.
• Steve is 164.7 cm tall.
• Mike is 14.7 cm taller than Milof.
• Steve is 3.9 cm shorter than Milof.
• Ganesh is 1.6 cm taller than Mike.
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3 Use the clues below to find each student’s name and height.
• Yollande is 15.1 cm taller than Peter.
• Jade is 13.7 cm shorter than Yollande.
• Karl is 20.6 cm taller than Jade.
• Yollande is 6.9 cm shorter than Karl.
• Peter is 163 cm tall.
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4 Devise your own problem using four to six class members. Estimate their heights and
height differences, and write a set of clues. (Don’t forget to change their names!)
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