Measurement (length): Baffling Bamboo

Further Challenges

Here are some interesting number facts about bamboo:

1. A bamboo toy, used by children in China as early as 400 BC, inspired the invention of the helicopter.
2. The shade that is provided by bamboo can make the surrounding area feel 15 degrees cooler.
3. In the wild, moso bamboo can reach a height of 18 m.
4. The giant panda will spend around 14 hours a day eating bamboo.

• Using your knowledge of number and the four operations, write a word problem for a friend to solve that is based on one of the above bamboo-related facts. Do you agree with your friend’s answer?