Estimate Measurement Problems

The Elementary playground is 498 feet long. The primary playground is 375 feet long. How many MORE feet is the elementary playground THAN the primary playground?

Ellie has a ribbon that is 12 cm long. Gwen has a ribbon that is 9 cm long. How many cm of ribbon do the have?

What is the best estimate of the height of the ceiling?

• 12 centimeters

• 12 meters

• 12 inches

• 12 feet

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

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

• 35 cm

• 91 cm

• 55 cm

• 61 cm

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

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