Measuring and Calculating Segment Lengths
This worksheet helps students practice measuring and calculating segment lengths using number lines and geometric figures.
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Measuring and Calculating Segment Lengths
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Read each question carefully and provide the best answer. Show your work where necessary.
Use the number line below to answer the following questions.
1. What is the length of the segment from -3 to 1?
2. What is the length of the segment from -5 to 3?
Complete the following statements about segment lengths.
3. If point B is between point A and point C, and AB = 7 cm and BC = 5 cm, then AC = cm.
4. If PQ = 12 units and QR = 8 units, and Q is the midpoint of PR, then PR = units.
5. A segment has endpoints at (2, 3) and (8, 3) on a coordinate plane. What is the length of the segment?
4 units
6 units
8 units
10 units
6. Draw a line segment that is 6 cm long. Use the ruler image as a reference.

7. The length of a segment can be a negative value.
True
False
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