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Measurement Story Problems
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Measurement Story Problems
Help Maia and Hemi measure supplies for a picnic. Read each story carefully, choose a useful operation, and include the correct unit in every answer. You may show working in your own way.
Picnic preparations
Solve each measurement story. Write your answer with its unit.
1.Maia has a 28 cm strip of blue ribbon and a 35 cm strip of yellow ribbon. She joins them end to end. How long is the ribbon now?
2.Hemi has 90 cm of string. He uses 24 cm to tie a parcel. How much string is left?
3.The picnic blanket is 1 m 35 cm long. How many centimetres long is it altogether? Remember: 1 m = 100 cm.
4.A walking track sign says the lookout is 2 m away from the picnic spot. How many centimetres is 2 m?
- 20 cm
- 200 cm
- 2,000 cm
5.Maia measures a 30 cm ruler and a 15 cm pencil by placing them end to end. What is their combined length?
Choose, compare and explain
Think about the size of the object and what the measurement tells you.
6.Which tool would be best for measuring the length of a picnic table: a 15 cm ruler or a long measuring tape? Explain why.
7.Hemi says a 1 m 20 cm skipping rope is shorter than a 95 cm skipping rope because 20 is less than 95. Is he correct? Compare the lengths and explain.
8.A piece of bunting is 1 m long. Maia cuts off 40 cm. How many centimetres of bunting remain?
9.Three pieces of ribbon are 22 cm, 35 cm and 18 cm long. What is their total length when joined?
10.The picnic table is 1 m 45 cm long. The bench is 1 m 10 cm long. How much longer is the table than the bench? Give your answer in centimetres.
11.Maia has a 1 m length of cord. She needs 65 cm for a bunting line. Will she have enough? How much cord will be left, or how much more will she need?
12.Make your own picnic measurement story using two lengths in centimetres. Write the story, show the calculation, and answer it.
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