Length/distance

A circle rolls around the outside edge of a square so that its circumference always touches the edge of the square. Can you describe the locus of the centre of the circle?

Alice's mum needs to go to each child's house just once and then back home again. How many different routes are there? Use the information to find out how long each road is on the route she took.

In this version of the story of the hare and the tortoise, the race is 10 kilometres long. Can you work out how long the hare sleeps for using the information given?

Follow the journey taken by this bird and let us know for how long and in what direction it must fly to return to its starting point.

Use this information to work out whether the front or back wheel of this bicycle gets more wear and tear.

Nirmala and Riki live 9 kilometres away from the nearest market. They both want to arrive at the market at exactly noon. What time should each of them start riding their bikes?

Chandrika was practising a long distance run. Can you work out how long the race was from the information?

A lady has a steel rod and a wooden pole and she knows the length of each. How can she measure out an 8 unit piece of pole?

How many centimetres of rope will I need to make another mat just like the one I have here?

How far have these students walked by the time the teacher's car reaches them after their bus broke down?