Measuring and Graphing Distances: Grade 5 Word Problems

1. Sarah walked from her house to the park, which is 3 miles away. If she then walked another 2 miles to the library, how far did she walk in total?

• 4 miles

• 6 miles

• 7 miles

• 5 miles

Tags

CCSS.2.MD.B.5

2. A car travels from City A to City B, which is 50 miles apart. If the car has already traveled 30 miles, how many more miles does it need to travel to reach City B?

• 20 miles

• 10 miles

• 15 miles

• 25 miles

Tags

CCSS.4.MD.A.2

3. Tom is measuring the distance between his school and his friend's house. If the school is at 10 on a number line and the friend's house is at 25, what is the distance between the two locations?

• 25

• 5

• 15

• 10

Tags

CCSS.2.MD.B.6

4. A runner completes a 5-mile race. If she has run 2 miles, how much distance does she have left to run?

• 2 miles

• 4 miles

• 3 miles

• 1 mile

Tags

CCSS.4.MD.A.2

5. Lisa is at point 4 on a number line and wants to go to point 12. How many units does she need to move to reach her destination?

• 6

• 10

• 8

• 4

Tags

CCSS.2.MD.B.6

6. A bike ride starts at a park located at 0 on a number line and ends at a beach located at 15. If the rider stops at a cafe located at 10, what is the distance from the cafe to the beach?

• 7

• 10

• 5

• 3

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

7. If a train travels 120 miles from Station X to Station Y and then 80 miles from Station Y to Station Z, what is the total distance traveled by the train?

• 200 miles

• 180 miles

• 220 miles

• 150 miles

Tags

CCSS.4.MD.A.2

8. A hiker walks from a campsite at 5 on a number line to a viewpoint at 20. If he then returns to the campsite, what is the total distance he walked?

• 30

• 35

• 25

• 15

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

9. Emma is measuring the distance between her house and the grocery store. If her house is at 3 on a number line and the grocery store is at 18, how far is the grocery store from her house?

• 15

• 20

• 10

• 12

Tags

CCSS.2.MD.B.6

10. A delivery truck travels from a warehouse at 0 miles to a customer's house at 25 miles. If it makes a stop at a gas station at 15 miles, how far is the gas station from the customer's house?

• 30 miles

• 10 miles

• 5 miles

• 20 miles

Tags

CCSS.2.MD.B.5