Word Problems: Inches
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Measurement Facts
100
A snake was 35 inches long. Now it is 57 inches long. How much did the snake grow?
22 inches
100
A ribbon was 50cm long. After I cut some off 37 cm was left. How much did I cut off?
13cm
100
A building is 60 meters tall. A tree near the building is 12 meters tall. How much taller is the building than the tree?
48 meters
100
______ inches = 1 foot
12 inches
200
A beaver is 15 inches long. It grows 23 inches. How long is the beaver now?
38 inches
200
Ben is 48cm tall. Mike is 13cm taller than Ben. How tall is Mike?
81cm
200
Austin had a thick rope. After he cut the rope and gave 25 meters to his brother he still had 50 meters left. How much rope did Austin have to begin with?
75 meters
200
_____ feet = 1 yard
3 feet
300
A baby giraffe was 61 inches tall. Another young giraffe was 98 inches tall. How much shorter was the baby giraffe?
37 inches
300
I had a ball of yarn. I cut a 12cm piece off and had 76cm left of yarn. How much yarn did I begin with?
88cm
300
It took 27 large paper clips to measure the height of a model volcano. It took twice as many connecting cubes. How many connecting cubes did it take?
54 connecting cubes
300
______ cm = 1 meter
100cm
400
A table was 79 inches long. Another table was 64 inches long. How many inches long were both tables altogether?
143 inches
400
My dog is 48cm tall and my cat is 26cm long. How tall are both animals altogether?
74 cm
400
It took 62 small paper clips to measure the length of the bench. It took half as many large paper clips. How many large paper clips did it take to measure the bench?
31 paper clips
400
______ inches = 3 feet
36 inches
500
A snail and a worm were having a race. The snail traveled 92 inches, and the worm went 33 inches. How many more inches did the snail travel?
59 inches
500
Allie is knitting a scarf. When she begins knitting on Saturday the scarf is 12 cm long. By then end of the day it is 39 cm long. How many cm of scarf did Allie knit on Saturday?
27 cm
500
A zookeeper measured two snakes. One measured 41cm and the other measured 64cm. What was the difference in length between the two snakes?
43 cm
500
If my table is 4 feet long, how many inches long is the table?
48 inches