Time: 1. Maria had a ribbon of length 5 metres. She went to a shop and bought another 5 metres of ribbon. What is the total length of the ribbon Maria has now? Total length of ribbon Maria has now à 5 + 5 = 10 m Maria has 10 m of ribbon now. 2. A car is 3 m in length. A lorry is 7 m in length. A bus is 10 m in length. What is the total length of the three vehicles? Total length à 3 + 7 + 10 = 20 m The total length of three vehicles is 20 m. Copyright. All Rights Reserved. Page 1
Time: 3. Pei Feng walked 135 metres from her school to the bus stop. She took the bus and then walked 87 metres from the bus stop to her home. What was the total distance Pei Feng walked? Total distance Pei Feng walked à 135 + 87 = 222 m Pei Feng walked 222 m in total. 4. A goat walked 340 m up a slope. It then walked another 230 m to reach the top. How far did the goat walk to reach the top of the slope? Total distance goat walked à 340 + 230 = 570 m The goat walked 570 m to reach the top of the slope. Copyright. All Rights Reserved. Page 2
Time: 5. Building A is 47 m tall. Building B is 129 m taller than Building A. How tall is Building B? Height of Building B à 47 + 129 = 176 m Building B is 176 m tall. 6. A hotel is 207 m tall. A bungalow is 6 m tall. How much shorter is the bungalow than the hotel? Difference in height à 207-6 = 201 m The bungalow is 201 m shorter than the hotel. Copyright. All Rights Reserved. Page 3
Time: 7. Toy aeroplane A flew a distance of 80 m. Toy aeroplane B flew a distance of 230 m.? m a) How much farther did Toy aeroplane B fly than Toy aeroplane A? Difference in distance flown à 230-80 = 150 m Toy aeroplane B flew 150 m farther than Toy aeroplane A. b) What is the total distance flown by the two toy aeroplanes? 230 m 80 m Total distance flown à 230 + 80 = 310 m The total distance flown by the two toy aeroplanes is 310 m. Copyright. All Rights Reserved. Page 4 B A
Time: 8. Hot air balloon A is at a height of 277 m. Hot air balloon B is at a height of 355 m. How much higher is Hot air balloon B than Hot air balloon A? Difference in height à 355 277 = 78 m 277 m Hot air balloon B is 78 m higher than Hot air balloon A. 9. The laundromat is 933 m away from May s house. Between the laundromat and May s house is the grocery store. The grocery store is 235 m away from the laundromat. How far is the grocery store from May s house? Distance between the grocery store and May s house à 933-235 = 698 m The grocery store is 698 m away from May s house. Copyright. All Rights Reserved. Page 5 A 355 m B
Time: 10. A butterfly flew 15 m to a yellow flower. Then, it flew another 12 m to a red flower. What was the total distance the butterfly flew? Total distance à 15 + 12 = 27 m The butterfly flew 27 m in total. 11. Kim is 167 cm tall. Jeremy is 9 cm taller than Kim. What is Jeremy s height? Jeremy s height à 167 + 9 = 176 cm Jeremy s height is 176 cm. Copyright. All Rights Reserved. Page 6
Time: 12. The total length of two wires is 773 cm. One of the wires is 37 cm long. What is the length of the second wire? Length of second wire à 773-37 = 736 cm The length of the second wire is 736 cm. 13. Tree A is 590 cm tall. Tree B is 80 cm shorter than Tree A. What is the height of Tree B? Height of Tree B à 590-80 = 510 cm The height of Tree B is 510 cm. Copyright. All Rights Reserved. Page 7
Time: 14. Selena is 147 cm tall. She stands on a box 15 cm tall. How tall does Selena appear to be now? How tall Selena appears à 147 + 15 = 162 cm Selena appears to be 162 cm tall now. 15. Tower A is 105 m tall. Tower B is 13 m taller than Tower A. How tall is Tower B? Height of Tower B à 105 + 13 = 118 m Tower B is 118 m tall. Copyright. All Rights Reserved. Page 8
Time: 16. A toy deer is 37 cm tall. A toy zebra is 56 cm tall. a) Which toy is shorter? The toy deer is shorter. b) How much shorter? It is 19 cm shorter. Difference in height à 56-37 = 19 cm c) What is the total height of the two toys? Total height à 37 + 56 = 93 cm The total height of the two toys is 93 cm. Copyright. All Rights Reserved. Page 9
Time: 17. A pencil is 7 cm long. A ruler is 23 cm longer than the pencil. An eraser is 26 cm shorter than the ruler. a) What is the length of the eraser? Length of ruler à 7 + 23 = 30 cm Length of eraser à 30-26 = 4 cm The length of the eraser is 4 cm. b) How much shorter is the eraser than the pencil? Difference between the lengths of the eraser and pencil à 7-4 = 3 cm The eraser is 3 cm shorter than the pencil. Copyright. All Rights Reserved. Page 10
Time: 18. Jimmy ran 4 rounds of a 100-m track. How far did he run in total? Total distance ran à 100 + 100 + 100 + 100 = 400 m He ran 400 m in total. 19. If one level of a building is 3 metres tall, what is the height of the 11-level building? Height of 10 levels à 10 x 3 = 30 m Height of 11 levels à 30 + 3 = 33 m The height of the 11-level building is 33 m. Copyright. All Rights Reserved. Page 11
Time: 20. Houses 137 cm School 220 cm 170 cm 150 cm Shopping mall Business centre a) An architect creates a model of neighbourhood. She measures the distance from the houses to the shopping mall going past the school and the business centre. What is the total distance the architect measures? Total distance architect measures à 137 + 150 + 95 = 382 cm The total distance the architect measures is 382 cm. 95 cm Copyright. All Rights Reserved. Page 12
Time: b) If she measures the distance directly from the houses to the shopping mall, how much shorter is the distance than the distance measured in (a)? Difference in distances à382-220 = 162 cm The distance is 162 cm shorter than the distance measured in (a). c) What is the distance measured from the shopping mall to the school, then to the houses? Distance measured à 170 + 137 = 307 cm The distance measured is 307 cm. Copyright. All Rights Reserved. Page 13
Time: 21. Jeffrey has a piece of wire which is 360 cm long. He uses it to make two different shapes as shown below. 4 cm 8 cm Rectangle 8 cm 4 cm Triangle a) How much wire is used to make the rectangle? Wire used to make the rectangle à 8 + 8 + 4 + 4 = 24 cm 24 cm of wire is used to make the rectangle. b) How much wire is used to make the triangle? Wire used to make the triangle à 6 + 6 + 10 = 22 cm 22 cm of wire is used to make the triangle. Copyright. All Rights Reserved. Page 14
Time: c) He uses the wire to make 5 similar rectangles and 6 similar triangles. How much wire does he use in total? Wire used for 5 rectangles à 24 + 24 + 24 + 24 + 24 = 120 cm Wire used for 6 triangles à 22 + 22 + 22 + 22 + 22 + 22 = 132 cm Total wire used à 120 + 132 = 252 cm He uses 252 cm of wire in total. d) What is the length of wire left after making the rectangles and triangles in (c)? Length of wire left à 360-252 = 108 cm The length of wire left is 108 cm. Copyright. All Rights Reserved. Page 15
Time: 22. Susan s school is 590 m away from the bus stop. She walks 115 m from school when she remembers that she left her keys in school. 115 m 590 m a) How far away is Susan from the bus stop at this point? Distance between Susan and bus stop à 590-115? m Susan is 475 m away from the bus stop. = 475 m Copyright. All Rights Reserved. Page 16
Time: b) Susan goes back to school to take her keys. How far has she walked by now? Total distance walked à 115 + 115 Susan has walked 230 m by now. = 230 m c) What is the total distance Susan walks by the time she reaches the bus stop? Total distance walked à 230 + 590 = 820 m The total distance Susan walks is 820 m. Copyright. All Rights Reserved. Page 17
Time: 23. As shown in the picture below, Anna places a doll on two boxes.? 25 cm 77 cm a) Box S is 13 cm shorter than Box B. What is the height of Box S? Height of Box S à 25-13 = 12 cm The height of Box S is 12 cm. Copyright. All Rights Reserved. Page 18
Time: b) What is the total height of the two boxes? Total height of two boxes à 12 + 25 = 37 cm The total height of the two boxes is 37 cm. a) What is the doll s height? Doll s height à 77-37 = 40 cm The doll s height is 40 cm. Copyright. All Rights Reserved. Page 19
Time: 24. A wall is 109 m long. 39 m of the wall is painted red. a) What is the length of the rest of the wall? Length of rest of the wall à 109 39 = 70 m The length of the rest of the wall is 70 m. b) The rest of the wall is painted yellow and blue equally. What is the length of the wall painted yellow? Length of wall painted yellow à 70 2 = 35 m The length of the wall painted yellow is 35 m. c) What is the total length of the wall painted red and blue? Total length of the wall painted red and blue à 39 + 35 = 74 m The total length of the wall painted red and blue is 74 m. Copyright. All Rights Reserved. Page 20