Measurement Word Problems

A building is 60 meters tall. A tree near the building is 12 meters tall. How much taller is the building than the tree?

• 39 meters

• 48 meters

• 72 meters

• 12 meters

A whale is 78 feet long. A rhinoceros is 13 feet long. What is the difference in length between the whale and rhinoceros?

• 65 feet

• 91 feet

• 36 feet

• 74 feet

I had a ball of wool. I cut a 12 cm piece off and had 76 cm left. How much wool did I begin with?

• 64 cm

• 88 cm

• 33 cm

• 29 cm

A zookeeper measured two snakes. One measured 41 cm and the other measured 64 cm. What was the difference in length between the two snakes?

• 105 cm

• 23 cm

• 51 cm

• 38 cm

Bob's dog is 24 inches long.  Sue's dog is 15 inches long.  How long are the two dogs together?

• 8 inches

• 39 inches

• 11 inches

A snake was 35 inches long. Now it is 57 inches long. How much did the snake grow?

• 22 inches

• 92 inches

• 29 inches

• 20 inches

A ribbon was 50 cm long. After I cut some off, 37 cm was left. How much did I cut off?

• 87 cm

• 13 cm

• 80 cm

• 31 cm

A beaver is 15 inches long. It grows 23 inches. How long is the beaver now?

• 8 inches

• 38 inches

• 30 inches

• 38 centimeters

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I have 3 pencils. The pencils are 17cm, 12cm, and 9cm. What is the total length of all my pencils?

• 38 cm

• 4 cm

• 55 cm

• 48 cm

Ben is 48 cm tall. Mike is 13 cm taller than Ben. How tall is Mike?

• 35 cm

• 91 cm

• 55 cm

• 61 cm