Lesson Worksheet: Word Problems: Lengths Mathematics

The perimeter of the larger rectangle is twice the perimeter of the smaller one.

What is the width of the smaller rectangle?

Natalie is attaching 2 sheets of paper for her school project. The first sheet of paper is 55 cm, 3 mm long. The second sheet is 30 cm, 7 mm long.

What is the total length?

Emma is 1 meter, 73 centimeters tall. Mia is only 9 cm shorter.

How tall is Mia in centimeters?

James has 10 meters of wood. He cuts some shelves for his wardrobe. Each shelf is 1 meter, 20 centimeters. He makes 3 shelves.

How much leftover wood will he have, in meters and centimeters, after making the shelves?

Anthony goes to the gym 4 times each month. The gym is 30 meters away from home. How many meters does he travel in a month?

Hint: Anthony must travel there and get back each time.

Mason had a piece of string which measured 7 cm and 5 mm. He cut off a piece and the remaining string had a length of 5 cm and 1 mm. What was the length of the piece that he cut off?

James has two pieces of string. One with a length of 45 cm and 2 mm, and the other with a length of 47 cm and 9 mm. What is the difference in length between the two pieces of string?

The distance between Liam's and Jackson's desks is 1 m, 30 cm and the distance between Liam's and Benjamin's desks is 2 m, 80 cm. Find the total distance between Liam's and Benjamin's desks.

The bride’s dress is 1 meter, 73 centimeters long. She needs to shorten the dress by 14 cm to fit her. What is the new length of the dress?

What is the total length of the book?