Measurement Word Problems

The Lin family spent $800 on 4 airplane tickets. Each ticket was the same price. How much was each ticket?

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

Emma is baking cookies. She bakes 19 batches of cookies. There are 12 cookies in each batch. How many total cookies did she bake?

• Multiply

• Divide

• Add

• Subtract

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

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

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

• 35 cm

• 91 cm

• 55 cm

• 61 cm

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

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

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

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

How many inches are in a foot?

• 24

• 12

• 3