Question

Jeremiah wants to use a meter stick to measure the dimensions of a magazine cover to find its area. is that an appropriate measurement tool? explain why or why not.

Answer 1

A magazine is much smaller than a meter stick. Although it would be possible to measure the dimensions of the magazine using the meter stick, since there are centimeter marking on them, a ruler would be a much more appropriate tool to use because of its similarity in size to the magazine.