MD.5 Measurement Add & Subtract

Bert the Monster measured his foot and found that it was 14 inches long. Then he measured his friend’s foot and found theirs was 7 inches long. How much longer is Bert’s foot than his friend’s?

• 7 inches

• 21 inches

• 14 inches

• 28 inches

On Monday, I measured my plants. The bean plant is 25 cm tall. The tomato plant is 33 cm tall. How much taller is the tomato plant than the bean plant?

• 58 cm

• 8 cm

• 25 cm

• 18 cm

Gertrude wants to know how tall she is. She measures her body and finds it is 45 cm long. Her legs are 12 cm long. How tall is Gertrude?

• 33 cm

• 57 inches

• 57 cm

• 45 cm

William is growing a flower in his window. He measured it in the Spring and found it was 40 inches tall. In the summer he measured it again, and this time it was 180 in. How much did the flower grow between Spring and Summer?

• 220 inches

• 140 inches

• 114 inches

• 120 inches

Jake and Mel were measuring their teeth. Jake’s teeth were 52 cm long and Mel’s were 37 cm long. How long are their teeth all together?

• 89 cm

• 15 cm

• 98 cm

• 51 cm

Jordan’s house is 44 meters wide. Carly’s house is 79 meters wide. How wide are their houses together?

• 35 meters

• 123 meters

• 124 meters

• 53 meters

Frank and Mario are measuring a rock. Frank measured the rock to be 8 inches. Mario measured it to be 20 cm. Why did Mario have more units in his measurement?

• Because he doesn't know how to measure.

• Mario had more units because inches are smaller than centimeters.

• Mario had more units because centimeters are smaller than inches.

• They are the same.

Cam and Blake walked a for five minutes then measured their distance. Cam

walked 20 ft. Blake walked 27 more feet than Cam. How many feet did Blake walk?

• Blake walked 47 feet.

• Cam walked 47 feet.

• Blake walked 7 feet.

• Cam walked 7 feet.

Riley's pool is 66 feet wide and Caiden's pool is 59 feet wide. Who has a wider pool? How much wider is theirs?

• Caiden's pool is wider by 7 feet.

• Riley's pool is wider by 7 feet.

• Their pools are the same width.

• Riley's pool is wider by 125 feet.

The football player threw the ball 80 feet. The baseball threw the ball 78 feet. Who threw the ball the farthest? How much farther?

• The baseball player threw it farther by 158 feet.

• The baseball player threw it farther by 2 feet.

• The football player threw it farther by 158 feet.

• The football player threw it farther by 2 feet.