Measurement Word Problems
A piece of wire is 24 inches long. If the wire is cut into 6 equal pieces, how long is each piece of wire?
What is 4 inches?
Laurice is fond of fruits, so he went to the fruit section and saw that there was one crate with 24 red juicy apples. She asked her mom to buy 5 of these. What fraction of the apples did they buy?
What is 5/24?
Ben started to prepare their breakfast as soon as he woke up. They ate their breakfast ten minutes before 7:00 in the morning. How many minutes did he take to prepare their breakfast?
What is 50 minutes?
He started by gathering some wood. According to his blueprint, he will need 376 boards of wood. If his friend gave him 123 boards and his brother gave him 136 boards, how many more boards does he need to gather?
What is 117?
The kids from Oakwood Elementary School are visiting a bird zoo for their field trip. To get to the bird zoo from the school, the kids have to ride some buses. If there are 7 buses and each bus has 3 adult supervisors to guide the children, how many supervisors are there in total?
What is 21 adults?
Last year, Sean was 105 cm tall. He grew 12 cm in the past year. How tall is he now?
What is 117cm?
Laurice’s mother bought 1 bag of flour which weighs 10 lbs. She will use 3 lbs to make pancakes for breakfast the next day. What fraction of the bag of flour will she use to make pancakes?
The family left home at 7:48 in the morning and arrived at the farm at eight minutes past eight. How many minutes did it take them to get to the farm?
What is 20 minutes?
He also needed some nails. He already had 247 nails from last year, he purchased another 109 nails at the store and then he found another 144 in his toolshed. How many nails does he have?
What is 500 nails?
If a bus has nine rows of seats and each row of seats can accommodate 4 children, how many children can each bus accommodate?
What is 36 people?
The crayon is 2 inches shorter than the pen. If the pen is 7 inches long, how long is the crayon?
What is 5 inches?
Of the 4 lbs of carrots that her mother bought, 1 lb will be used for minestrone and 2 lbs to feed their rabbits. What fraction of the carrots will be used for minestrone?
What is 1/4?
They went to the barn to get their tools right after arriving at the farm. After 12 minutes, they started work, plowing the soil. What time did they start plowing the soil?
What is 8:20?
To add support, Alvin decided to tie the wood joints with rope. He needs 185 feet of rope. He had 46 feet of rope to start and then his friend gave him some more. Now Alvin only needs 57 feet. How many feet of rope did his friend give to him?
What is 82 feet?
At the bird zoo, kids were able to visit 5 different bird cages, each containing 8 different kinds of birds. The cages are 14 feet tall! How many different kinds of birds did the children see in the bird cages?
What is 40 kinds of birds?
The crayon is 2 inches shorter than the pen. If the pen is 7 inches long, how long is the crayon?
What is 90 feet total?
Laurice and her parents were fond of having cheese in their meals, so they bought one big block of cheese. If 1 of the 6 slices of the block of cheese will be used for lasagna and the remaining slices will be used for pizza, what portion of the block of cheese will be used for lasagna and what fraction for pizza?
What is 5/6?
They took their lunch break at 11:20 in the morning. How many hours did they work before their lunch?
What is 3 hours before?
Alvin wanted to make sure that he is protected from the cold evenings in the forest, so he decided to build a fireplace made of cement. If he bought 215 lbs of cement and his son brought another 137 lbs, how much cement did he have originally if he now has 450 lbs?
What is 98 lbs?
At the back of the zoo is a mountain where the birds can roam free in a natural habitat. The children saw 6 types of eagles living on each section of the mountain. If the mountain has 3 sections, how many types of eagles did the children see in total?
What is 18 types of eagles?
Seven parking spots is 28 feet wide. What is the width of 3 parking spots?
What is 12 feet?
Laurice’s father wanted to have citrus cream pie and so he bought one from the baker’s corner. If they consumed 5 of the 8 equal slices of the citrus cream pie, what part of the pie was left?
What is 3/8?
Carl took 1 hour to plant seedlings in the first row. How many minutes will he take to plant 3 rows of seedlings?
What is 180 minutes?
For finishing touches, Alvin needs 70 gallons of paint. If he bought 23 gallons to add to his existing 36 gallons of paint, how much more paint will he need?
What is 11 gallons?
The family went through 7 bird exhibits, spending 9 minutes going around each exhibit. Write an equation to calculate how much time they spent going through the museum?
What is 63 minutes?