Measuring Length Word Problems

DJ has 4 baseball cards that each measure 6 inches long. He wants to put them in an album. The length of the album page is 30 inches long. Can DJ put all of the pictures in one row on the page? Why or why not?

• Yes, because the length of the cards is shorter than the length of the page, so they will fit.

• No, because the length of the cards are longer than the page, so they will not fit.

Mrs. Mitchell's class made a 132 ft. paper chain by linking two chains together. If the boys made an 89 ft. long paper chain, how long was the girls' paper chain?

• 221 ft.

• 43 ft.

• 157 ft.

• 163 ft.

Ryan, Steven, and Aden participated in a 50-yard relay race. Each participant ran 50-yards. What is the total distance ran by the participants?

• 150 yards

• 200 yards

• 15 yards

• 100 yards

Shasmeen measured 5 picture frames to hang on the wall. Four frames were each 11 inches wide, and the last frame was 2 inches shorter than the others. What was the width of the frames combined?

• 44 in.

• 57 in.

• 46 in.

• 53 in.

You are measuring the length of a room using a meter stick. If the room is 5 meter sticks long, how long is the room in meters?

• 5 meters

• 50 meters

• 500 meters

• 5000 meters

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

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

Solve this word problem: If you have a ribbon that is 2 meters long and you cut off a piece that is 50 centimeters long, how long is the remaining piece of ribbon?

• 1.5 meters

• 150 centimeters

• 1 meter and 50 centimeters

• Both A and B are correct.

Solve this word problem: A gardener has a piece of rope that is 9 meters long. He cuts it into 3 equal pieces. How long is each piece?

• 3 meters

• 300 centimeters

• Both A and B are correct

• 30 centimeters

Jenna's hair was 39 inches long. She got a haircut and now her hair is 25 inches long. How many inches did she cut off?

• 64 inches

• 14 cm

• 14 inches

• 78 inches