Word Problems
Emma's ribbon is 36 inches long. Sarah's ribbon is 14 inches long. How much longer is Emma's ribbon than Sarah's?
_________ inches
22 inches
Jake's bedroom is 42 feet long. Noah's bedroom is 25 feet long. How much longer is Jake's bedroom than Noah's?
_________ feet
17 feet
A blue snake is 28 inches long. A green snake is 17 inches long. How much longer is the blue snake than the green snake?
_________ inches
11 inches
The school hallway is 65 feet long. The classroom hallway is 38 feet long. How much longer is the school hallway?
_________ feet
27 feet
Lily's jump rope is 48 inches long. Mia's jump rope is 29 inches long. How much longer is Lily's jump rope?
_________ inches
19 inches
A giraffe is 16 feet tall. A zebra is 7 feet tall. How much taller is the giraffe than the zebra?
_________ feet
9 feet
Julie walked 45 feet. Alice walked 19 feet. How much farther did Julie walk?
_________ feet
26 feet
A wooden board is 52 inches long. Another board is 34 inches long. How much longer is the first board?
_________ inches
18 inches
A red ribbon is 63 inches long. A yellow ribbon is 27 inches long. How much longer is the red ribbon?
_________ inches
36 inches
The playground slide is 12 feet tall. The climbing wall is 8 feet tall. How much taller is the slide?
_________ feet
4 feet
A garden fence is 75 feet long. A smaller fence is 48 feet long. How much longer is the garden fence?
_________ feet
27 feet
Ben's toy train is 39 inches long. His toy airplane is 22 inches long. How much longer is the train?
_________ inches
17 inches
A swimming pool is 50 feet long. A smaller pool is 32 feet long. How much longer is the first pool?
_________ feet
18 feet
A bookshelf is 46 inches tall. A table is 31 inches tall. How much taller is the bookshelf?
_________ inches
15 inches
A blue jump rope is 54 inches long. A pink jump rope is 36 inches long. How much longer is the blue jump rope?
_________ inches
18 inches
5+3
8
7+6
13
8+7
15
4+7
11
10+10
20
how many inches are in 1 foot?
12
how many inches are in a yard?
36
What operation would you use to solve the problem?
Ina has 15 feet of iron-on tape and 19 feet of stick-on tape. How many more feet of stick-on tape does she
have than iron-on tape?
a. addition
b.Subtraction
subtraction
Compare the numbers using < , >, or =.
879 ◯ 978
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16-8
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