Metric Measurement Word Problems

B
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

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

C
A baby giraffe was 36 cm tall. Another young giraffe in the enclosure was 100 cm tall. How much shorter was the baby giraffe?

• 30 cm
• 136 cm
• 63 cm
• 64 cm

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CCSS.2.MD.B.5

E
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

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

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

• 35 cm
• 91 cm
• 55 cm
• 61 cm

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CCSS.2.MD.B.5

G
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

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CCSS.2.MD.B.5

J
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

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CCSS.2.MD.B.5

M
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

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CCSS.2.MD.B.5

P
My cat is 48 cm tall and my dog is 26 cm taller than my cat.  How tall is my dog?

• 14 cm
• 74 cm
• 83 cm
• 22 cm

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CCSS.2.MD.B.5