Building A is 25 meters tall. Building B is 38 meters tall. How much taller is building B than A?
13 meters
Becky's Teddy bear is 18 centimeters long. Diane's teddy bear is 21 centimeters long. How much longer is Diane's doll?
3 centimeters
Tom cut some ribbon for a project. He cut nine metres of red ribbon and seven meters of green ribbon. How much ribbon did he cut in all?
16 meters
Jamie's pencil was seven centimeters long. After he sharpened the pencil it was 4 centimeters long. How many centimeters shorter is the pencil now?
3 centimeters
Tamesha was knitting a blanket. On Monday, she knitted 28 centimeters. On Tuesday, she knitted 13 centimetres to finish the blanket. How long was the blanket when she finished?
41 centimeters
A regulation basketball goal is 196 centimeters tall. The basketball in the gym is 172 centimeters tall. How much taller is a regulation goal?
24 centimeters
Demarkus is 150 centimeters tall. His little brother is 139 centimeters tall. How much taller is Demarkus than his brother?
11 centimeters
The driveway at Jamarion's house is 7 meters long. The pavement leading up to his house is four meters long. How long is the pavement and driveway combined?
11 meters
Janine drove eighty meters to first shop, forty meters to the library and then 11 meters back home. How far did Janice drive?
131 meters
The fire station is 39 meters tall. The flagpole is 45 meters tall. How much taller the flagpole then firestation?
6 meters
The school hall is 21 meters tall. The main office is 33 meters tall. How much taller is the main office than the hall?
12 meters
Ohm has a track that is 23 centimeters long. Sara has truck that 14 centimeters long. How much longer is Ohm's truck that Sara's?
9 centimeters
Mr. Jameson cut some rope for backyard project. He cut one strand of rope that was 102 centimeters long. He cut another strand of rope that was 89 centimeters long. How much rope did he cut altogether?
191 centimeters
Michael cut nine meters of fabric for a school project. He only used seven meters. How much fabric did Michael not use?
2 meters
A kitten was playing with a ball of yarn. The ball held 87 centimeters of yarn. The kitten unraveled 34 centimeters. How many centimeters of yarn was still ravelled in the ball?
53 centimeters
Rick was drawing with chalk. The chalk was nine centimeters when he was began drawing. When he finished the chalk was only four centimeters. How much chalk did he use while drawing?
5 centimeters
