Unit 8 Contents

7. Ask five classmates what they found for the thickness of one nickel. List all five measurements. Are all the measurements similar? Why or why not?
8. How tall is a stack of $1000 of nickels?
1. How many nickels are in $1000?
2. How thick is one nickel?
3. How tall is a stack of $1000 of nickels in millimeters (mm)?
4. How tall is a stack of $1000 of nickels in centimeters (cm)?
5. How tall is a stack of $1000 of nickels in meters (m)?
9. Predict the height of $1000 stacks. Explain your thinking.
1. Which is taller: $1000 worth of nickels or $1000 worth of pennies?
2. Which is taller: $1000 worth of nickels or $1000 worth of dimes?
3. Which is taller: $1000 worth of nickels or $1000 worth of quarters?
10. Copy and complete the following table.

Check-In: Questions 11–12

11. A stack of five-hundred sheets of white paper measures about 50 mm. How thick is a single sheet of paper?
1. in millimeters?
2. in centimeters?
12. A sheet of paper is .1 mm thick.
1. How many sheets need to be stacked to reach 1 mm?
2. How many sheets need to be stacked to reach 1 cm?
3. How many sheets need to be stacked to reach 1 meter?