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The matchstick is 4 centimetres long.
The die is 1 centimetre from every side.
The lizard is 13 centimetres long.
- The leaf is ______ centimetres long.
- The wax colour is ______ centimetres long.
- Now, look at a scale that you find in a geometry box. How many centimetres does it have? ______
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Solution
- The leaf is 4 centimetres long.
- The wax colour is 7 centimetres long.
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