Measurement Word Problems

inches

100

A ribbon measured 52 inches long.  I cut some of it off and now it is 39 inches long.  How much did I cut off?

13 inches

200

A tree was planted in the spring.  It grew 29 inches over the summer.  In the fall it measured 100 inches tall.  How tall was it when it was planted?

71 inches

300

I can jump 35 inches.  My sister can jump 17 inches.  How much further can I jump compared to my sister?

18 inches

centimeters

100

A centipede crawled 35 cm from one rock to another.  Then it crawled 19 cm to a tree.  How far did it crawl?

54 cm.

200

I have 3 meters of yarn.  I cut off 50 centimeters to use for a craft.  How much yarn do I have left?

250 cm

300

Julie and Jack are making necklaces our of ribbon.  Jack uses 23 cm for his necklace. Julie uses 15 cm for hers.   If they started with 50 cm of ribbon, how much do they have left?

12 cm

feet

100

I walked 120 feet less than Dave.  Dave walked 200 feet.  How far did I go?

80 feet

200

A frog jumped 1 foot with each hop.  If he took 4 hops, how many inches did he travel?

48 inches

300

Kelly ran 37 yards on the football field.  Then she ran another 22 yards.   She needed to run 50 yards to score a touchdown.  Did she get the point?

No, she needed to go one more yard.