Measure the length of each stick. Answer the following.
- The total length of two of the sticks is 12 cm. What are the two sticks?
- Stick is 5 cm shorter than Stick P.
(a)
Length of Stick M = 4.5 cm
Length of Stick N = 6 cm
Length of Stick P = 8.5 cm
Length of Stick Q = 3.5 cm
Length of Stick P and Stick Q
= 8.5 + 3.5
= 12 cm
The two sticks are P and Q.
(b)
Stick Q is 5 cm shorter than Stick P.
Answer(s): (a) P and Q or Q and P or P, Q or P, Q; (b) Q