Metric Measurement Word Problems

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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

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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

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

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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

Miguel has a pencil that is 20 cm long. When he sharpened it and measured again it was 12 cm long. How many cm less is the pencil now?

• 7 cm

• 8 cm

• 12 cm

• 22 cm

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CCSS.2.MD.B.5

The neighborhood had 12 fences. Each one was 32 meters in length. How many meters of fence does the neighborhood have?

• 384

• 44

• 20

• 402

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CCSS.4.MD.A.2

Scientists measured 6 baby giraffes that were all 9 feet tall. How many total feet did they measure?

• 45 feet

• 54 feet

• 63 feet

• 72 feet

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CCSS.4.MD.A.2

Haven was making cakes for the bake sale. The recipe said she needed 23 milliliters of water for each cake. If she wants to make 17 cakes, how many milliliters of water does she need?

• 907

• 40

• 391

• 57

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CCSS.3.MD.A.2

Elizabeth had 48 pieces of ribbon that each measure 30 centimeters. How many centimeters of ribbon does she have?

• 1,559

• 1,440

• 18

• 78

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CCSS.4.MD.A.2

A rectangular field is 50 meters long and 30 meters wide. What is the perimeter of the field?

• 80 meters

• 100 meters

• 160 meters

• 200 meters

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CCSS.4.MD.A.3