Adding and Subtracting Lengths

Miss. Velasquez measured the widths of the two notebooks shown in the diagram.

What is the combined width of these two notebooks?

• 13 cm

• 7 cm

• 11 cm

• 12 cm

What number sentence would you use to find the difference between the lengths of the toothpick and the string?

• 16 - 10 = 6

• 10 - 6 = 4

• 10 + 6 = 16

At the beginning of May the plant was 8 inches tall. It grew 3 inches during May. How long was it at the end of May?

• 5 inches

• 8 inches

• 11 inches

Sonya’s hair is 67 inches long. Her friend Gabby’s hair is 48 inches long. How much longer is Sonya’s hair than Gabby’s hair?

• 115 inches

• 21 inches

• 19 inches

54-22

• 32

• 31

• 30

• 33

How long is the object shown?

• 7 inches

• 7 centimeters

• 8 inches

Emily’s shoelace is 21 inches long. Sam’s shoelace was 4 inches shorter than Emily’s. How long is Sam’s shoe lace?

• 25 in.

• 17 in.

• 32 in.

A board is 200 inches long. The carpenter cut off 68 inches. What is the length of the board that is left?

• 268 inches

• 132 inches

• 132 feet

• 232 inches

Jandee was 46 inches tall when she was in 2nd grade. When she started 3rd grade, she measured 56 inches tall. How many inches did she grow over the summer?

• 20 inches

• 102 inches

• 10 inches

• 45 inches

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