Find the Difference in Measurement

Explain how to find the measurement of the angle shown on the protractor. What is the measurement of the angle?

• Find the sum of 155° and 45°. The angle measures 200°.

• Find the difference between 155°and 45°. The angle measures 110°.

• Use the smaller measurement because the angle is acute. The angle measures 45°

• Use the larger measurement because the angle is obtuse. The angle measures 155°.

the answer to a subtraction problem

• difference

• sum

• quotient

• product

Kacey has two dogs. One dog weighs 23 kilograms. The second dog weighs 12,000 grams. What is the difference in weight between her two dogs?

• 35,000 grams

• 12,023 grams

• 11,977 grams

• 11,000 grams

The line plot shows the distance students lived from the school. What is the difference in miles between the students who live closest and furthest away?

• 1 3/4 mi

• 5 mi

• 6 3/4 mi

• 11 3/4 mi

Lily has a paint roller that is 18 centimeters long. She also has a paintbrush that is 5 centimeters long. How much longer is the paint roller than the paintbrush?

• 13 centimeters

• 10 centimeters

• 15 centimeters

• 20 centimeters

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

What is the difference in length between the longest and shortest ribbon?

• 6 3/4 inches

• 5 1/2 inches

• 5 inches

• 2 inches

Mr. Erickson has two different ropes with different lengths. One rope is 32 feet and the other measures 60 feet. What is the difference in length between the two ropes?

• 32

• 28

• 92

• 12

Arturo is looking at 2 snakes in a pet store. One snake is 18.6 centimeters long. The other snake is 24.2 centimeters long. Arturo wants to know the difference in the lengths of the snakes. What is the difference in length of the snakes?

• 14.4 cm

• 5.6 cm

• 5.8 cm

• 6.6 cm

Hannah drew straight lines on her driveway with chalk. The table shows the lengths of the lines.

What is the difference in meters between the length of line S and the length of line P?

• 7.57 m

• 5.95 m

• 3.70 m

• 6.15 m