HANDS and BASKETBALLS. All Measurements Are to Be in Centimeters

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HANDS AND BASKETBALLS. All measurements are to be in centimeters.

1) Measure Michael Jordan’s hand from base to tip of middle finger to the nearest tenth of a centimeter.

Michael Jordan hand length is ______centimeters

2) Place the base of your hand exactly matching the base line of Michael Jordan’s hand. Trace the outline of your hand.

3) Measure your hand from base to tip of middle finger to the nearest tenth of a centimeter.

My hand length is ______centimeters

4) The diameter of a regulation full-size basketball is 9.5 inches. There are 2.54 centimeters for every 1 inch. Calculate the diameter of a regulation full-size basketball in centimeters. Use proportions.

Diameter of basketball is ______centimeters

5) Use what you know about circles to calculate the circumference in centimeters. You’ll need to use the answer to the previous question.

Circumference of basketball is ______centimeters

6) Michael Jordan obviously played with a regulation NBA basketball. Wouldn’t it be nice to know what how it felt to play with a ball when your hand was so big? Here’s your chance. Use the information from questions 1, 3, and 5 to create the following proportion.

Proportional basketball circumference to see what it’s like to be MJ is ______centimeters

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BASKET HEIGHT. Remember, there are 2.54 centimeters for every inch.

1) Michael Jordan’s playing height was 6 feet 7 inches. Figure out the equivalent height in centimeters.

Michael Jordan playing height was ______centimeters

2) What is your height in centimeters? ______

3) A regulation basketball hoop is set at exactly 10 feet. Calculate the equivalent height in centimeters.

Height of basketball hoop is ______centimeters

4) Now, wouldn’t it also be nice to know what it felt like to be closer to the basket since he was so tall? Use your answers in parts 1, 2, and 3 to calculate the proportional height of the basket if you were Michael Jordan.

Proportional height of basketball hoop if you were MJ is ______centimeters

5) Finally, remember that there are 100 centimeters in every meter. How many meters high would the proportional basket be? Give an answer to the nearest hundredth place.

Height of my proportional basketball hoop is ______meters