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Mathematics
Quarter 2 – Module 1:
Approximating Measurement
Mathematics – Grade 7
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Quarter 2 – Module 1: Approximating Measurement
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Mathematics
Quarter 2 – Module 1:
Approximating Measurement
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Approximating Measurement!

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 What I Need to Know

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Approximating Measurement. The scope of this module permits it to be used in many
different learning situations. The language used recognizes the diverse vocabulary
level of students. The lessons are arranged to follow the standard sequence of the
course. But the order in which you read them can be changed to correspond with
the textbook you are now using.

The module is comprised of only one lesson:

 Approximating Measurement

After going through this module, you are expected to:

 approximate the measures of quantities particularly length, weight/mass,
volume, time, angle and temperature and rate (M7ME-IIa-3)

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 What I Know

Let us check what you already know about this lesson!

Multiple choice. Read each item carefully. Choose the letter of the best answer and
write it on a separate sheet of paper.
1. What unit of measure do medicines in capsule usually have?
A. milliliter
B. hectogram
C. milligram
D. nanometer

2. I planned to enter a business of making calamansi juice. What unit of measure

should I use to be indicated in the label of my product?
A. millimeter
B. milliliter
C. milligram
D. gram

3. In measuring the mass of sack of rice, which of the following units of measure
should you use?
A. milligram
B. gram
C. pound
D. kilogram

4. In the early system of units, the forearm length was called cubit. The palm is
considered what part of a cubit?
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A. 3
1
B. 2
1
C.
3
1
D. 6

5. Julie is baking a cake. What unit of measure should she use for the time
duration of baking?
A. radian
B. second
C. minute
D. hour

6. To measure small objects like microchip, what unit should you use?
A. millimeter
B. centimeter
C. meter
D. kilometer

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7. Which of the following affects the accuracy of measurements?
A. the unit of measure
B. the part of the body used in measurement
C. the skill of the person doing the measurement
D. the length of the instrument used in measuring

8. What is the appropriate unit of measure for the mass of a steel cabinet?
A. zeptogram
B. milligram
C. kilogram
D. exa-gram

9. Which is the best estimate of temperature of cold glass of fruit juice in degree
Celsius?
A. 0
B. 10
C. 32
D. 100

10. Estimate the given angle on the right.

A. 10°
B. 30°
C. 45°
D. 60°

11. If your forearm length is 40cm and you are about to measure a plywood to be
used as the wall of your bedroom, how long is the plywood if you measured 6
forearm length?
A. 46 cm
B. 92 cm
C. 200 cm
D. 240cm

12. From school, Rosa lives three times as far as Cyndi. If Rosa’s house is 4.726
kilometers away from the school, how far is Cyndi’s house?
A. 1.25
B. 1.58
C. 12.53
D. 12.83

13. How many meters of wood are needed to completely surround a square whose
side is 0.427 meter?
A. 1 meter
B. 2 meters
C. 3 meters
D. 4 meters

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14. A school bus left a house and travelled at an average speed of 50 kph. How
many minutes will it take for the bus to reach the school which is 8 km away
from the house?
A. 0.12 h
B. 0.16 h
C. 6.22 h
D. 6.25 h

15. A baby weighs 3.35 kilograms at birth. Suppose the baby’s weight constantly
increases every two months by 1.2 kilograms, what is his weight, in the same
unit, on the 5th month?
A. 5.33
B. 5.35
C. 6.33
D. 6.35

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 Lesson
Approximating
1 Measurement
Have you ever wondered what the world would be when we use our palm,
handspan, and forearm length instead of rulers, measuring tapes, and meter sticks?
This module connects us to the history where we don’t have to worry about our
physical differences such as sizes of our palm and forearm because the standards
are already set. To appreciate more, let us learn together this module.

What’s In

Let us recall first some important terms of measurement. Rearrange the letters
the following highlighted terms and fill in the blanks provided to complete the
sentences.
1. To EURSEAM _________________ means to give a particular number to a
particular characteristic of a person, an object, or a concept. When
measurements are made, they are expressed quantitatively as numbers.
2. The THLEGN _____________________ is the term used for identifying the size of
an object by the distance from end to end or commonly referred to as the
longest dimension of an object.
3. SAMS ____________________ refers to the amount of matter an object has while
4. HTIWEG __________________ is the gravitational force acting on an object.
5. MVOEUL ___________________ is the amount of space an object occupies. In a
container, it is considered to be the capacity of the container.
6. ETIM _____________________ is the ongoing and continuous sequence of events
taking place in succession, from past to the present to the future.
7. LENAG ____________________ was derived from the Latin word angulus, which
means corner. It is a figure formed when two rays share a common endpoint
called the vertex.
8. ERATEMUPTER ______________________ is the measurement of the degree of
hotness or coldness of an object or a substance.
9. ERTA __________________ is the ratio between two related quantities in
different units.
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 What’s New

Activity 1. Let’s do this TOGETHER!

Determine the dimension of the following objects at home using only the parts
of your arms. Indicate the appropriate part of the arm used for each object. Do this
activity with your parent, guardian or sibling. Record the results in the given table
below. The first two columns were accomplished as your example.

envelop notebook table house

Length Width Length Width Length Width Length Width
What arm part is
used?
 Palm
palm palm
 Handspan
 Forearm
length

YOU 6 4

Parent/
Guardian/
5 3
Sibling

Note: Palm – the width of one’s hand excluding the thumb

Handspan – the distance from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger
of one’s hand with fingers spread apart
Forearm length – the length of one’s forearm; the distance from the elbow to
the tip of the middle finger

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 What is It

How was your experience with the previous activity? Did you find it hard to
do actual measurement? Were there any differences in your data and your other
family member’s data? What do you think is the cause of those differences? These
could explain everything!

HISTORY OF MEASUREMENT

One of the earliest inventions of human beings was the unit of measurement.
In ancient times, people needed measurement to determine how long or wide things
are. They need to measure things to build their houses or make their clothes. Later,
units of measurement were used in trade and commerce. In the 3rd century BC in
Egypt, people used their body parts to determine the measurements of things; the
same body parts that you used to measure the assigned things to you in Activity 1.

The forearm length was called a cubit. The handspan was considered a half
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cubit, while the palm was considered 6 of a cubit. The Egyptians came up with these
units to be more accurate in measuring different lengths.

However, using these units of measurement had a disadvantage. Not everyone

had the same forearm length. Discrepancies arose when the people started
comparing their measurements to one another because measurements of the same
thing differed, depending on who was measuring it. Because of this, these units of
measurement are called non-standard units of measurement which later on evolved
into what is now the inch, foot and yard, the basic units of length in the English
system of measurement.

The results of measuring are merely approximations since measurements are

not always exact. Oftentimes, there is a relative error involved.

Accuracy of measurements depends on two factors:

1. The skill of the person doing the measurement. This can be developed
through constant practice.
2. The precision of the instrument used in measuring. This is totally
dependent to the measuring device.

The English System of Measurement was widely used until the 1800s and
the 1900s when the Metric System of Measurement started to gain ground and
became the most used system of measurement worldwide. First described by Belgian
Mathematician Simon Stevin in his booklet, De Thiende (The Art of Tenths) and
proposed by English philosopher, John Wilkins, the Metric System of Measurement
was first adopted by France in 1799. In 1875, the General Conference on Weights
and Measures (Conférence générale des poids et mesures or CGPM) was tasked to
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define the different measurements. By 1960, CGPM released the International
System of Units (SI) which is now being used by majority of the countries with the
biggest exception being the United States of America. Since Philippines used to be a
colony of the United States, earlier Filipinos were taught in the use of the English
instead of the Metric System of Measurement. Thus, they preferred English System
rather than the Metric System although the Philippines have already adopted the
Metric System as its official system of measurement.

The Metric System of Measurement is easier to use than the English System
of Measurement since its conversion factors would consistently be in the decimal
system, unlike the English System of Measurement where units of lengths have
different conversion factors. The base unit for length is the meter and units longer
or shorter than the meter would be achieved by adding prefixes to the base unit.
These prefixes may also be used for the base units for mass, volume, time and other
measurements.

Here are the common prefixes used in the Metric System:

PREFIX SYMBOL FACTOR
yyota- Y x 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 or 1024
zeta- Z x 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 or 1021
exa- E x 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 or 1018
peta- P x 1 000 000 000 000 000 or 1015
tera- T x 1 000 000 000 000 or 1012
giga- G x 1 000 000 000 or 109
mega- M x 1 000 000 or 106
kilo- k x 1 000 or 103
hecto- h x 100 or 102
deka- da x 10 or 101
deci- d x 1/10 or 10-1
centi- c x 1/100 or 10-2
milli- m x 1/1 000 or 10-3
micro- µ x 1/1 000 000 or 10-6
nano- n x 1/1 000 000 000 or 10-9
pico- p x 1/1 000 000 000 000 or 10-12
femto- f x 1/1 000 000 000 000 000 or 10-15
atto- a x 1/1 000 000 000 000 000 000 or 10-18
zepto- z x 1/1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 or 10-21
yocto- y x 1/1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 or 10-24

The seven SI base units are comprised of:

QUANTITY BASE UNIT
Length meter (m)
Time second (s)
Amount of Substance mole (mol)
Electric current ampere (A)
Temperature kelvin (K)
Luminous Intensity candela (cd)
Mass kilogram (kg)

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 In both English and Metric system, there is a basic unit for length, mass,
volume, time, temperature and angle. Though these basic units are still widely used,
the adoption of the International System of Units will serve its purpose which is to
provide the same values of measurements wherever it is performed.

Questions to ponder:
1. When a Filipina is described as 1.7 meters tall, would she be considered tall
or short? How about if she is described as 5 ft and 7 in tall, would she be
considered tall or short?
 Chances are, you will find it difficult to answer the first question. For the
second question, a Filipina with a height 5 ft and 7 in would be
considered tall by Filipino standards.

2. Which particular unit of height were you more familiar with? Why?
 Possibly, in measuring height, the use of feet and inches is more familiar
to you than that of meters because the English system is still being
widely used in the Philippines for this quantity.

Example 1. Estimate your Non-Standard Units.

Use a measuring tool (tape measure or ruler) to measure your Non-Standard

Units to Metric Units. Note your answer for the next activity.
Table 1

palm handspan forearm length

centimeters

meters

Using the data in Table 1, estimate the lengths of the following objects in
Table 2 without using any measuring tool.

Table 2
length of
your foot
length of
length of (from the tip
ballpen your dining
window pane of your heel
table
to the tip of
your toes)

Non-Standard
Unit

Metric Unit

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Example 2. Mass/ Weight

Anna plans to buy plants and vermi cast at nearby garden shop but has a
vehicle with limited weight capacity of 800 kilograms for the items to be bought. If
the sacks of vermi cast weigh 250 kilograms and each plant weighs approximately
4.5 kilograms, what is the maximum number of plants that Anna can buy and
transport regardless of the size?

Solution. Step 1: Find the available capacity the vehicle can hold.
capacity – weight of vermi cast
800 kg – 250 kg = 550 kg
550 𝑘𝑔
Step 2: 4.5 𝑘𝑔
= 122.22 ≈ 122

Therefore, 122 is the maximum number of plants that Anna can buy and
transport.

Example 3. Volume
A rectangular container van needs to be filled with identical cubical
balikbayan boxes. If the container van’s length, width and height are 16 ft, 4 ft and
6ft, respectively, while each balikbayan box has an edge of 2 ft, what is the maximum
number of balikbayan boxes that can be placed inside the van?

Solution. Step 1: Vvan =

lwh
=
(16 ft)(4 ft)(6 ft)
=
384 ft3
Step 2: Vbox =
e3
=
(2 ft)3
=
8 ft3
V𝑣𝑎𝑛
Step 3: Number of boxes =
V𝑏𝑜𝑥
384 𝑓𝑡 3
=
8 𝑓𝑡 3
= 48 boxes

Example 4. Angle
In estimating measurement of angle, we need to recall the different kinds of
angles such as:
1. Acute angle – angle whose measure is less than 90°
2. Right angle – angle whose measure is exactly 90°
3. Obtuse angle - angle whose measure is more than 90°

1. Estimate the measurement of the angle below. Use your protractor to check your
estimate.

Estimate _______________
Measurement using the protractor _______________
 Measurement = 50°
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2. What difficulties did you meet in using your protractor to measure the angles?
 One of the difficulties you may encounter would be on the use of the
protractor and the angle orientation. Aligning the cross bar and base line
of the protractor with the vertex and an angle leg, respectively, might
prove to be confusing at first, especially if the angle opens in the
clockwise orientation. Another difficulty arises if the length of the leg is
too short such that it won’t reach the tick marks on the protractor. This
can be remedied by extending the leg.

3. What can be done to improve your skill in estimating angle measurements?

 You may familiarize yourself with the measurements of the common
angles like the angles in the first activity, and use these angles in
estimating the measurement of other angles.

Example 5. Temperature

Zale, a Cebu resident, was packing his suitcase for his trip to New York City
the next day for a 2-week vacation. He googled New York weather and found out the
average temperature there is 15C. Should he bring a sweater? What data should
Zale consider before making a decision?

Solution.
1. What data should Zale consider before making a decision?
 In order to determine whether he should bring a sweater or not, Zale
needs to compare the average temperature in New York City to the
temperature he is used to which is the average temperature in Cebu.
Compared average temperatures should always be expressed in same
units and be converted if it differs.

2. Should Zale bring a sweater?

 The average temperature in Cebu is between 24 – 32 C. Since the
average temperature in New York City is 15C, Zale should probably
bring a sweater since the latter’s temperature is way below the
temperature he is used to. Better yet, he should bring a jacket just to be
safe.

Example 6. Time/ Rate

The concept of time is very basic and is integral in the discussion of other
concepts such as speed. Currently, there are two types of notation in stating time,
the 12-hr notation (standard time) or the 24-hr notation (military or astronomical
time). Standard time makes use of a.m. and p.m. to distinguish between the time
from 12midnight to 12 noon (a.m. or ante meridiem) and from 12 noon to 12 midnight
(p.m. or post meridiem). This sometimes leads to ambiguity when the suffix of a.m.
and p.m. are left out. Military time prevents this ambiguity by using the 24-hour
notation where the counting of the time continues all the way to 24. In this notation,
1:00 p.m. is expressed as 1300 hours and 5:30 p.m. is expressed as 1730 hours.

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 Consider the given situation:

An airplane bound for Beijing took off from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport
at 11:15 a.m. Its estimated time of arrival in Beijing is at 1555 hrs. The distance
from Manila to Beijing is 2839 km.

Questions:
1. What time (in standard time) is the plane supposed to arrive in Beijing?
2. How long is the flight?
3. What is the plane’s average speed?

Solution.
1. What time (in standard time) is the plane supposed to arrive in Beijing?
 3:55 P.M.
2. How long is the flight?
 1555 hrs – 1115 hrs = 4 hrs, 40 minutes or 4.67 hours
3. What is the plane’s average speed?
𝑑
 S=
𝑡
2839 𝑘𝑚
=
4.67 ℎ𝑟𝑠
= 607.92 kph

Example 7. Determine a practical SI unit for each of the following:

1. Length of the provincial road Answer: kilometer

2. Total area of a farm Answer: square meter
3. The mass of a baby Answer: kilogram
4. The volume of a small pail of water Answer: liter
5. The mass of a 24k gold bracelet Answer: gram
6. A bottle of juice drink Answer: milliliter
7. The length of wire of a phone charger Answer: meter
8. A squash bought at the market Answer: kilogram
9. An extension wire Answer: meter
10. A small bottle of alcohol Answer: milliliter

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 What’s More

Activity 2.
Using the data from Example 1, Table 1, convert the dimensions of the sheet
of paper, teacher’s table, and the classroom into Metric units. Recall past lessons
on perimeter and area and fill in the appropriate columns:

sheet of intermediate
dining table house
paper

Peri- Peri- Peri-

Length Width Area Length Width Area Length Width Area
meter meter meter
Non-
Standard
Unit
Metric
Unit

Activity 3.
Estimate the measurement of the given angles, then check your estimates by
measuring the same angles using your protractor.

angle

A B C

estimate

measurement

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Activity 4.
Choose an appropriate SI unit of measure for each of the following:
Length:
1. A pencil
2. A flagpole
3. A highway

Mass:

4. A sack of rice
5. A 10-year old boy

Liquid measure:

6. A jug of water
7. A tank of gasoline
8. A dose of medicine

Area:
9. The area of the front cover of a book
10. The surface area of a microchip

Activity 5.
Choose the best approximation of temperature for the following:

1. A good day to go swimming: 15°C, 32°C, 55°C

2. A feverish condition: 29°C, 33°C, 38°C
3. A moderate oven temperature: 300°F, 400°F, 450°F
4. A good night to sleep: 15°C, 34°C, 58°C
5. A glass of hot milk: 10°C, 15°C, 40°C

What I Have Learned

Let’s recap! Fill in the blanks to complete the following sentences.

1. At around 3rd century BC in _______________, people use their body parts

to determine the measurement of things.
2. In 1800s, the _______________ is widely used and later in 1900s,
_______________ started to gain ground.
3. The International System of Units (SI) has seven (7) base units comprised
of: _______________, _______________, _______________, _______________,
_______________, _______________ and _______________.
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 4. Accuracy of measurements depends on two factors: _______________ and
_______________.
5. In estimating measurement, a person should consider the _______________
unit of measure for the object.

What I Can Do

This section involves real-life application of approximating the measures of

quantity. Read and understand the given situation and solve the given problem by
showing your complete solution.
1. A car left the house and travelled at an average speed of 60 kph. How many
minutes will it take for the car to reach the school which is 8 km away from
the house?

2. Your mother is very fond of collecting rare philodendron (an ornamental and
indoor plant). If she has a garden which measures 100 m2 (10 m by 10 m)
and each philodendron will occupy an estimated area of 0.6 by 0.6 m of the
garden, what is the maximum number of philodendron plants that will occupy
the whole area?

3. A cylindrical water tank has a diameter of 4 m and a height of 3 m, while a

water tank shaped like a rectangular prism has a length of 7 m, a width of 2
meters and a height of 2 meters. Which of the two tanks can hold more water?
By how many cubic meters?

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 Assessment

Multiple choice. Read each item carefully. Choose the letter of the best
answer and write it on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Johnny is a runner. What unit of time he should use in a practice for an
athletic game?
A. nanosecond
B. second
C. minutes
D. hour

2. In the new normal, fast food chains are always checking temperatures of
customers. What unit of measure are they using?
A. degrees
B. degrees Fahrenheit
C. degrees Celsius
D. 36°C

3. In the early system of units, the forearm length was called cubit. The
handspan is considered what part of a cubit?
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A. 3
1
B. 2
1
C.
3
1
D. 6

4. Which unit of measurement are we going to use if we are measuring the time
spent in using the web for a research?
A. microsecond
B. millisecond
C. second
D. hour
5. In measuring the mass of sack of loam soil, which of the following units of
measure should you use?
A. milligram
B. gram
C. pound
D. kilogram
6. To measure small objects like microchip, what unit is the best to use?
A. millimeter
B. centimeter
C. meter
D. kilometer
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7. Which of the following affects the accuracy of measurements?
A. The unit of measure
B. The part of the body to be used in measurement
C. The skill of the person doing the measurement
D. The length of the instrument used in measuring

8. What is the appropriate unit of measure for the mass of a steel cabinet?
A. zeptogram
B. milligram
C. kilogram
D. exa-gram

9. Which is the best estimate of temperature of a boiling water in degree Celsius?

A. 0
B. 10
C. 32
D. 100

10. Estimate the given angle on the right.

A. 10°
B. 30°
C. 45°
D. 60°

11. How many meters of wood are needed to completely surround a square
whose side is 0.427 meter?
A. 1 meter
B. 2 meters
C. 3 meters
D. 4 meters

12. From school, Cyndi lives five times as far as Dianne. If Dianne’s house is
1.53 kilometers away from the school, how far is Cyndi’s house?
A. 7.65
B. 7.25
C. 0.316
D. 0.306

13. If your forearm length is 30cm and you are about to measure a plywood to
be used as the wall of your bedroom, how long is the plywood if you
measured 7 forearm length?
A. 46 cm
B. 92 cm
C. 200 cm
D. 210cm

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 14. A baby weighs 3.05 kilograms at birth. Suppose the baby’s weight constantly
increases by 1.4 kilograms every two months, what is his weight, in the same
unit, on the 6th month?
A. 4.25
B. 5.25
C. 6.25
D. 7.25

15. A school bus left a house and travelled at an average speed of 55 kph. How
many minutes will it take for the bus to reach the school which is 17 km
away from the house?
A. 0.30 h
B. 0.31 h
C. 3.23 h
D. 3.24 h

Additional Activities

Approximating measure of quantities can be done while staying at home. This

task will give you more of real-life experience in which you can apply what you have
learned in this module.
Task: Select at least 5 objects in your house and estimate the measure of: a) length,
b) width and c) mass. After you estimate the measurement of each object,
measure using a measuring tool. You may use the table below for the task and
answer the questions that follow.
Measurement of object using a
Estimated measurement
measuring tool
length width mass length width mass
Object 1
_________
Object 2
_________
Object 3
_________
Object 4
_________
Object 5
_________

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Questions:
1. In estimating the length of the selected objects, what difficulties did
you encounter? Explain.

2. In estimating the width of the selected objects, what difficulties did

you encounter? Explain.

3. In estimating the mass of the selected objects, what difficulties did

you encounter? Explain.

4. Which is easier to do between estimation and measurement using a

measuring tool? Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each.

Congratulations! You are now ready for the next module. Keep it up!

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What’s in Activity 5
1. Measure 1. 32°C
2. Length 2. 38°C
3. 300°F
3. weight
4. 15°C
4. mass 5. 40°C
5. volume
6. time What I have learned
7. angle
8. temperature 1. Egypt
9. rate 2. English System of Measurement, Metric
System
3. meter – for the length,
What I know second – for time,
mole – for amount of substance,
1. C ampere – for electric current,
Kelvin – for temperature,
2. B candela – for luminous intensity,
3. D kilogram – for mass
4. D 4. The skill of the person doing the
5. D measurement,
6. A The precision of the instrument used in
7. C measuring
8. C 5. appropriate
9. B
10. B What I can do
11. D 1. 0.13 h or 7.8 minutes
12. B 2. 277 plants
13. B 3. V CT = 37.68 m3
14. B V RP = 28 m3
15. D Thus, the cylindrical tank can hold more
water.
What’s More Assessment
Activity 1 (Answers vary) 1. B
2. C
Activity 2 (Answers vary based on data of Table 1) 3. B
4. D
Activity 3 5. D
6. A
Measurement 7. C
8. C
A. 20° 9. D
B. 70° 10. B
C. 110° 11. B
12. A
13. D
Activity 4 14. D
15. B
1. cm
2. m Additional Activities
3. km
4. kg Answers may vary depending on the objects
5. kg selected at home and the difficulty encountered
6. L in doing the task
7. L
8. mL
9. cm2
10. mm2
Answer Key
References

Bernabe, Julieta. 2009. Elementary Algebra Textbook for First Year Textbook. SD
Publication Inc., Philippines. ISBN 978-971-0315-54-3

Department of Education – Instructional Materials Council Secretariat (DepEd-

IMCS) (2013) Mathematics – Grade 7. ISBN: 978-971-9990-60-4.

Department of Education – Instructional Materials Council Secretariat (DepEd-

IMCS) (2013) Mathematics – Grade 7 Learner’s Material. Accessed June 9,
2020.
https://www.coursehero.com/file/25207620/Gr-7-Math-LM-Q1-to-4pdf/

Department of Education – Instructional Materials Council Secretariat (DepEd-

IMCS) (2013) Mathematics – Grade 7 Teacher’s Guide. Accessed June 9, 2020.
https://www.coursehero.com/file/25207620/Gr-7-Math-TG-Q1-to-4pdf/

https://courses.lumenlearning.com

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