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BB.9 Length word problems

The classroom carpet is 10 feet long. The teacher places a puzzle mat that is 2 feet longer than the carpet. A reading corner mat is 1 foot shorter than the carpet.

Which mat is longest?

Maya’s ribbon is 14 inches long. Leo’s ribbon is 4 inches shorter than Maya’s. Zoe’s ribbon is 1 inch longer than Maya’s.

How long is Zoe’s ribbon?

inches

The blue rug is 8 feet long. The red rug is 2 feet shorter than the blue rug. The green rug is 3 feet longer than the blue rug.

How long is the green rug?

feet

Emma’s scarf is 9 feet long. Noah’s scarf is 2 feet shorter than Emma’s. Ava’s scarf is 1 foot longer than Emma’s.

Who has the longest scarf?

A brown table is 5 feet long. A black table is 4 feet longer than the brown table. A white table is 2 feet shorter than the brown table.

How long is the white table?

Lucy’s pencil is 6 inches long. Mark’s pencil is 2 inches longer than Lucy’s. Emma’s pencil is 1 inch shorter than Lucy’s.

How long is Mark’s pencil?

inches

A toy train track is 7 feet long. A second train track is 3 feet longer than the first. A third track is 1 foot shorter than the first.

How long is the third track?

feet

At the park, the bench is 7 feet long. The slide is 2 feet longer than the bench. The swing seat is 3 feet shorter than the bench.

How long is the slide?

feet

A small pool is 15 feet long.
A big pool is 4 feet longer than the small pool.
A baby pool is 5 feet shorter than the small pool.

Which pool is shortest?

A red ribbon is 10 inches long.
A yellow ribbon is 3 inches longer than the red ribbon.
A blue ribbon is 2 inches shorter than the red ribbon.

Which ribbon is shortest?

Tom’s jump rope is 10 feet long. Sara’s jump rope is 2 feet shorter than Tom’s. Ben’s jump rope is 1 foot longer than Tom’s.

Who has the shortest jump rope?

Mia’s towel is 5 feet long. Her mom’s towel is 2 feet longer than Mia's towel. Her baby brother’s towel is 1 foot shorter.

How long is her mom’s towel?

feet

The fence in the garden is 18 feet long. The gate is 3 feet shorter than the fence. The wall behind fence is 2 feet longer than the fence.

Which part is longest?

Sam’s skateboard is 8 feet long. Tina’s skateboard is 2 feet longer than Sam’s. Max’s skateboard is 1 foot shorter than Sam’s.

How long is Max’s skateboard?

feet

The hallway in the house is 11 feet long. The kitchen is 2 feet shorter than hallway. The living room is 4 feet longer.

Which room is longest?

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