Consider a chair in your classroom. Identify five attributes of the chair that c

Question

Consider a chair in your classroom. Identify five attributes of the chair that can be measured. Which of the attributes of the chair you identified in Part (a) have fixed values/are fixed quantities? Explain why you think these attributes are fixed quantities and discuss various approaches you could use to measure one of these fixed quantities. Which of the attributes of the chair you identified in Part (a) are varying quantities/their values vary? Explain Identify three attributes of the chair that cannot be measured. Imagine the chair moving from the east wall to the west wall of a classroom. Is the chair's distance (in feet) from the east wall a quantity? If so, is it fixed or varying? Is the chair's distance (in feet) to the west wall a quantity? If so, is it fixed or varying?

Explanation / Answer

1. a)

- Number of legs (four)

- Length

-Width

- Height

- Weight

b) Number of legs which is four is fixed in in all chairs. It can be measured easily by counting.

c) Length, Width, Height & Weight varies because it depends on that particular chair. They can be of various sizes.

d) - Shape

- Colour

- Material

Related Questions

Navigate

• Browse (All)
• Browse C
• Subjects

---

---

Integrity-first tutoring: explanations and feedback only — we do not complete graded work. Learn more.