Metric Subtraction Challenges for 4th Graders

A pencil is 15 centimeters long. If you cut off 7 centimeters, how long is the pencil now?

• 8 centimeters

• 10 centimeters

• 5 centimeters

• 12 centimeters

Lily has a ribbon that is 50 centimeters long. She uses 22 centimeters for a project. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 25 centimeters

• 28 centimeters

• 30 centimeters

• 35 centimeters

A book is 30 centimeters tall. If a shelf can hold 10 centimeters less than the book's height, how tall is the shelf?

• 20 centimeters

• 15 centimeters

• 25 centimeters

• 35 centimeters

Tom measured his desk and found it to be 120 centimeters long. If he removes 45 centimeters of the desk, what is the new length?

• 60 centimeters

• 75 centimeters

• 90 centimeters

• 100 centimeters

A garden is 200 centimeters wide. If 75 centimeters of it is taken up by a path, how wide is the remaining garden?

• 100 centimeters

• 150 centimeters

• 125 centimeters

• 200 centimeters

A bottle holds 1 liter of water. If 250 milliliters are poured out, how much water is left in the bottle?

• 750 milliliters

• 1 liter

• 250 milliliters

• 500 milliliters

A piece of string is 90 centimeters long. If you need 35 centimeters for a craft, how much string will you have left?

• 55 centimeters

• 70 centimeters

• 45 centimeters

• 25 centimeters

A classroom is 8 meters long. If 2 meters are used for a storage area, how much space is left in the classroom?

• 8 meters

• 4 meters

• 2 meters

• 6 meters

A toy car is 25 centimeters long. If you have 3 toy cars, what is the total length of all the cars?

• 100 centimeters

• 75 centimeters

• 30 centimeters

• 50 centimeters

A piece of paper is 21 centimeters wide. If you cut off 5 centimeters, what is the new width of the paper?

• 15 centimeters

• 20 centimeters

• 10 centimeters

• 16 centimeters