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How Much is a Centimetre (cm)?

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The matchstick is 4 centimetres long.

The die is 1 centimetre from every side.

The lizard is 13 centimetres long.

  1. The leaf is ______ centimetres long.
  2. The wax colour is ______ centimetres long.
  3. Now, look at a scale that you find in a geometry box. How many centimetres does it have? ______
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Solution

  1. The leaf is 4 centimetres long.
  2. The wax colour is 7 centimetres long. 
  3. 15
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Chapter 4: Long and Short - How Much is a Centimetre (cm)? [Page 48]

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NCERT Math - Magic [English] Class 3
Chapter 4 Long and Short
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