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Comparing Length Word Problems
Measure it!
Which unit?
Unit conversions
100

Aldin and Caleb were having a jumping contest. Caleb’s jump was 3 inches more than Aldin’s. Aldin jumped 15in. How many inches did Caleb jump?

15+3=18 inches

100

How many inches wide is your paper?

_____ in.

100

With which unit would you measure a crayon? 

inches

100
How many inches are in one foot?
12 inches
200
Valerie and Donte used chalk to draw roads for their toy cars. Donte drew a road that was 13 inches longer than Valerie’s road. Valerie’s road was 62 inches long. What was the length of Donte’s road?
75 inches; add 62 + 13
200

How many inches long is a pencil?

____ in

200

With which unit would you measure a soccer field?

yards

200
How many feet are in one yard?
3 feet.
300
Rapunzel’s hair was 83 inches long. She cut off 65 inches of her hair. How long was Rapunzel’s hair after she cut it?
18 inches; Subtract 83-65
300

Tricky!! If an eyebrow is about 3 cm long, about how many inches long is the eyebrow?

1 inch (1 inch = a little less than 3 cm)

300

With which unit would you measure the height of a person?

feet

300

How many inches are in 1/2 of a foot?

6 inches

400
David and Sadacia built vegetable gardens. Sadacia’s garden was 59 inches long. David’s garden was 82 inches long. How many inches shorter was the length of Sadacia’s garden than the length of David's garden?
23 inches; Subtract 82-59
400

Would you use a yardstick or a ruler to measure the distance from your desk to the bathroom?

yardstick

400

With which unit would you use to measure the length of our library?

feet or yards

400
If 12 inches are in 1 foot, how many inches are in 2 feet?
24 inches
500
Kaylee and Brooke were comparing their heights. Kaylee’s height was 16 inches shorter than Brooke’s height. Brooke’s height was 53 inches. What was Kaylee’s height?
37 inches; subtract 53-16
500
How many inches long is your desk?
______ in.
500

With which unit would you measure the length of a person's ear? 

inches

500
If 3 feet are in 1 yard, how many feet are in 3 yards?
9 feet.