Measurement Word Problems

My dog, Tucker, weighs 55 pounds. My other dog, Scout, weighs 72 pounds. How many pounds heavier is Scout than Tucker?

• 127 pounds

• 17 pounds

• 27 pounds

• 117 pounds

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CCSS.3.MD.A.2

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

Jennifer is measuring the capacity of the fish tank at the zoo. There are 389 gallons of water inside the tank. If Jennifer adds 119 more gallons of water, how many gallons of water will be in the tank?

• 270 gallons

• 119 gallons

• 508 gallons

• 498 gallons

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CCSS.3.MD.A.2

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

Dylan is making cakes for a bake sale. The recipe said he needed 3 cups of flour for each cake. If Dylan wants to make 6 cakes, how many cups of flour does he need?

• 9 cups

• 18 cups

• 3 cups

• 21 cups

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CCSS.3.OA.A.1

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.C.7

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Scientists measured 6 baby giraffes that were all 9 feet tall. How many total feet did they measure?

• 45 feet

• 54 feet

• 63 feet

• 72 feet

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CCSS.3.OA.A.1

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.C.7

Trent ran 92 yards to catch a pass. Gage ran 47 yards to catch a pass. How many more yards did Trent run than Gage?

• 45 yards

• 139 yards

• 55 yards

• 129 yards

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

A pile of Dog Man books weighs 24 pounds. There are 8 books in the pile. How much does each book weigh?

• 3 pounds

• 4 pounds

• 16 pounds

• 32 pounds

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CCSS.3.MD.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.A.4

CCSS.3.OA.B.6

Sebastian made 20 quarts of lemonade for his ten friends. How many quarts of lemonade does each friend get?

• 1 quart

• 2 quarts

• 10 quarts

• 30 quarts

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CCSS.3.MD.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Hector’s bag of gummy worms weighs 512 ounces. He eats some of the gummy worms. Now the bag weighs 404 ounces. How many ounces of gummy worms did Hector eat?

• 916 ounces

• 112 ounces

• 98 ounces

• 108 ounces

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CCSS.3.MD.A.2

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

Ms. Tyson ran 458 yards on Monday and 233 yards on Tuesday. How many yards did Ms. Tyson run both days?

• 225 yards

• 591 yards

• 681 yards

• 691 yards

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

Dasha is building a tower of toilet paper. She wants her tower to be 24 feet tall. Each day she adds 4 feet of toilet paper. How many days will it take Dasha to finish her tower?

• 5 days

• 6 days

• 20 days

• 28 days

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.A.4