Measurement table
This task is about number patterns and rules.
The table below is taken from a sewing pattern. It gives the chest measurements of children who fit different sizes of clothes. Part of the table is missing.
Question
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a) Fill in the missing chest measurements for children fitting sizes 5 to 8.
a) Fill in the missing chest measurements for children fitting sizes 5 to 8.
Pattern size
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Chest measurement (cm)
55
57.5
60
62.5
Question
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b) How much larger is the chest measurement of a size 5 than a size 3?
cm
c) When he turned five, Tyler had a chest measurement of 67 cm.
What size pattern would give him the best fit for a new shirt? Size
d) Complete the rule below to show the number of centimetres in the chest measurement for
different pattern sizes.
(Pattern size × 2.5) +
cm = Centimetres in chest measurement.
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