Measuring in Inches
Emma’s pencil is 6 inches long. Her eraser is 2 inches long.
How long are the pencil and eraser together?
6 + 2 = 8 inches
A blue marker is 10 centimeters long. A red marker is 7 centimeters long.
How long are both markers together?
10 + 7 = 17 centimeters
Ella’s jump rope is 6 feet long. Her friend’s rope is 4 feet long.
How long are both ropes all together?
6 + 4 = 10 feet
Mia’s scarf is 3 yards long. Her hat string is 2 yards long. How many yards long are the scarf and string together?
3 + 2 = 5 yards
One book is 8 inches tall. Another book is 3 inches tall.
How tall is the stack when both books are on top of each other?
8 + 3 = 11 inches
Lily’s pencil case is 15 centimeters long. Her notebook is 12 centimeters long.
How long are both items if you stack them on top of eachother?
15 + 12 = 27 centimeters
A garden hose is 15 feet long. Max used 7 feet of it to water the flowers. How many feet of hose are left?
15 - 7 = 8 feet
Jacob had 10 yards of rope. He used 4 yards to tie up a tree. How many yards of rope does he have left?
10 - 4 = 6 yards
Sophia started with a 10-inch strip of paper. She cut off 4 inches.
How many inches of paper are left?
10 - 4 = 6 inches
Oliver had a strip of paper that was 18 centimeters long. He cut off 9 centimeters. How much paper is left?
18 - 9 = 9 centimeters
Liam built a fence that was 28 feet long. Then he added another piece that was 16 feet long.
How long is the fence now?
28 + 16 = 44 feet
A walking path in the park is 25 yards long. A second path is 18 yards long. How many yards long are both paths together?
25 + 18 = 43 yards
Liam had a 12-inch ribbon. He cut off 5 inches to wrap a gift. How many inches of ribbon does he have left?
12 - 5 = 7 inches
Noah had 20 centimeters of ribbon. He used 6 centimeters to wrap a small gift. How many centimeters of ribbon does he have left?
20 - 6 = 14 centimeters
Sophie had 50 feet of climbing rope. She cut off 18 feet for a project. How many feet of rope are left?
50 - 18 = 32 feet
Leah started with 40 yards of fabric. She used 17 yards to make costumes. How many yards of fabric are left?
40 - 17 = 23 yards
Each crayon is 3 inches long. Mia lined up 4 crayons end to end.
How many inches long is the line of crayons?
3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 12 inches
Each train car is 5 centimeters long. If James connects 3 train cars in a row, how long is the toy train?
5 + 5 + 5 = 15 centimeters
The class walked 25 feet to the playground, then 30 feet to the cafeteria. Later, they walked 20 feet back to the classroom. How many feet did they walk in total?
25 + 30 + 20 = 75 feet
The students walked 15 yards to the soccer field, 22 yards to the snack stand, and 13 yards back to class.
How many yards did they walk in total?
15 + 22 + 13 = 50 yards