How it works
Measure in halves and fourths of an inch.
Count the parts past the whole inch. Put one X over its length.
Read the line plot by counting the X's.
Worked examples
Read a length
- A crayon is 3 whole inches and one half more.
- Write the whole inches, then the part.
- It is 3 1/2 inches long.
A fourth
- A craft stick is 1 whole inch and 3 fourths more.
- Count 3 fourth-marks past the 1.
- It is 1 3/4 inches long.
Count X's
- A line plot has 5 X's over lengths longer than 2 1/2 in.
- Count them one by one.
- 5 strips are longer than 2 1/2 in.
A taste of the worksheet
These are the first problems of set A. The printable sheet has many more, with an answer key.
- Measure the ribbon. How long is it?
- Measure the craft stick. How long is it?
- The dot shows the length of a paper strip. How long is the strip?
- A strip is 2 1/4 inches long. Which line shows its dot?
- Each X is one ribbon. How many ribbons are 1 1/2 inches long? ___