Measuring and Comparing Lengths in Inches Fun!

Lily has a ribbon that is 12 inches long. She cuts it into two pieces, one is 7 inches long. How long is the other piece?

• 5 inches

• 8 inches

• 6 inches

• 4 inches

Tom has a toy car that is 5 inches long and a toy truck that is 8 inches long. Which toy is longer and by how many inches?

• The toy truck is longer by 3 inches.

• The toy truck is longer by 5 inches.

• Both toys are the same length.

• The toy car is longer by 3 inches.

A pencil is 6 inches long. If Sarah has 3 pencils, what is the total length of all the pencils in inches?

• 18 inches

• 24 inches

• 12 inches

• 15 inches

Ben's book is 10 inches tall. His sister's book is 9 inches tall. How much taller is Ben's book than his sister's book?

• 2 inches

• 0 inches

• 1 inch

• 3 inches

A piece of string is 15 inches long. If you cut off 4 inches, how long is the remaining piece of string?

• 9 inches

• 10 inches

• 11 inches

• 12 inches

Emma has a 14-inch long scarf and a 10-inch long hat. How much longer is the scarf than the hat?

• 10 inches

• 6 inches

• 2 inches

• 4 inches

A ruler measures 12 inches. If you place it next to a 9-inch long notebook, how much longer is the ruler than the notebook?

• 2 inches

• 4 inches

• 5 inches

• 3 inches

Jack has a 20-inch long board. He uses 5 inches of it for a project. How much of the board is left?

• 10 inches

• 5 inches

• 25 inches

• 15 inches

A garden hose is 25 inches long. If it is coiled up and takes up 10 inches of space, how much space is the hose taking up when it is uncoiled?

• 15 inches

• 30 inches

• 20 inches

• 25 inches

Sofia has two pieces of string. One is 18 inches long and the other is 22 inches long. How much longer is the second piece of string than the first?

• 6 inches

• 10 inches

• 2 inches

• 4 inches