Measurement Word Problems

A
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

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CCSS.2.MD.B.5

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.MD.B.5

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.2.MD.B.5

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

K
Jenna's hair was 39 inches long. She got a haircut and now her hair is 25 inches long. How many inches did she cut off?

• 64 inches
• 14 cm
• 14 inches
• 78 inches

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CCSS.4.MD.A.2

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

Tags

CCSS.2.MD.B.5

15 inches + __________ = 56 inches

• 34

• 41

• 14

• 43

Tags

CCSS.4.MD.A.2

________ inches + 29 inches = 84 inches

• 55

• 54

• 45

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CCSS.4.MD.A.2