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Sam measures the length of her desk with unifix cubes and finds out that it is 18 unifix cubes long. She then measures her desk with crayons and finds out that it is 6 crayons long.

Jared says, "Hey, your desk is longer with unifix cubes!"

Is Jared correct? Explain your thinking.

Joey rode 3 kilometers to school on his bike. His sister, Jessica, rode 2,000 meters to her school on her bike. Who rode the farthest? How much farther in km? Explain your thinking.