Word Problems
Jayden measure his book at 53 cm. Dameon measured his book at 34 cm. What is the length of their books altogether?
87 cm.
Bryce measured a ribbon at 47 in. long. His sister cut off 16 in from the ribbon. How long is the ribbon now?
31 in.
Which would you use to measure an iPad?
a. feet
b. inches
c. yards
inches
What is the better estimate for the height of Ms. Bachman's blue cart?
a. 3 feet
b. 3 yards
c. 3 inches
a. 3 feet
True or False?
You always start at 1 on a ruler.
false, start at 0
Caiden and McKenna want to see who's taller. Caiden is 54 inches tall. McKenna is 4 inches shorter. How tall is McKenna?
50 inches tall
Jades bike is 14 feet long. Your new bike is 26 feet long. How much longer is her new bike?
26-14= 12 feet
What would you use to measure the recess field?
a. ft
b. yds
c. cm
yds
About how long is the slide on the playground?
6-7 feet
How many inches in a foot?
12
Logan was competing in a running contest. He measured his first and second run. His first run was 46 yards. His second run was 54 yards. How many yards did he run in all?
100 yards = 54+46
BJ bought a new TV. His old TV was 45 inches. His new TV is 65 inches. How much longer is this new TV then his older TV?
65-45= 20 inches longer
Which would you use more of to measure and why?
a. paper clips
b. pencils
c. yard sticks
a. paper clips, because they are SMALLER
Why is 20 feet not a good estimate when guessing the length of a car?
it's too long
Sort from biggest to smallest: feet, cm, yard
yard, feet, cm.
Madison has a pop it that is 20 inches tall. Her brother has a pop it that is 9 inches longer than hers. How long is her brother's pop it?
20+9= 29 inches
Donivan saw a bug outside that was 5 cm long. Justice found a bug that was 10 cm long. Another student saw a bug that was 2 cm. long. What was the length of all 3 bugs?
10+5+2= 17 cm
Name 4 different measuring tools.
ruler, meter stick, yard stick, tape measure,
What does estimate mean and estimate the length of our bulletin board.
make a guess close to the actual measurement, 5-6 feet
Nintendo Switch = 9 inches long
Nintendo Switch controller= 3 inches long
How much longer is the switch than the controller?
9-3=6 in. longer
Jay read this word problem:
A piece of paper is 12 inches long. I cut 6 inches off. How many inches are left?
Jay said 18 inches. He's wrong. What did he do wrong and what is the right answer?
12-6=6 inches, he added when he was supposed to subtract
Marco read this problem:
Sally went camping. Her sleeping bag was 42 inches long. Her mom's sleeping bag was 50 inches long. How much longer is her mom's sleeping bag than hers?
How can Marco figure out whose sleeping bag is longer and what's the answer?
subtract 50-42= 8 inches longer
a. feet
b. kilometers
c. yards
c. yards, because feet and kilometers are too small and too long
ENCANTO!! Mirabel estimated that the magic candle was 5 cm. tall? Is this a good estimate, why or why not? And what is a better estimate for the height of the candle?
no, too small. 15-20 cm. tall
9 feet (3+3+3 or 3x3)