Measuring lengths and 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

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

• 30 cm

• 136 cm

• 63 cm

• 64 cm

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CCSS.5.MD.A.1

D
A beaver is 15 inches long. It grows 23 inches. How long is the beaver now?

• 8 inches
• 38 inches
• 30 inches
• 38 centimeters

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CCSS.4.MD.A.2

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

H
A whale is 78 feet long. A rhinoceros is 13 feet long. What is the difference in length between the whale and rhinoceros?

• 65 feet
• 91 feet
• 36 feet
• 74 feet

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CCSS.2.MD.B.5

I
Lia is knitting a scarf. When she begins knitting on Saturday the scarf is 12 cm long. By the end of the day it is 39 cm long. How many cm of scarf did Lia knit on Saturday?

• 14 cm
• 51 cm
• 88 cm
• 27 cm

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CCSS.4.MD.A.2

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