Field Day Length Problems
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Add and subtract to solve length stories.
Race and jump stories
Solve each story. Write the number.
1.
The sack race lane is 25 meters long. Kids hop to the end and then hop back to the start. How far do they hop in all?
meters
2.
The tug-of-war rope is 60 feet long. Coach Lee cuts off 18 feet that are frayed. How long is the rope now?
feet
3.
Diego throws a ball 34 feet. Hana throws a ball 52 feet. How much farther does Hana throw than Diego?
feet farther
4.
Mia jumps 43 inches in the long jump. Ben jumps 18 inches farther than Mia. How far does Ben jump?
inches
5.
The red team's relay ribbon is 76 centimeters long. The blue team's ribbon is 19 centimeters shorter. How long is the blue team's ribbon?
centimeters
Find the missing length
Find the length that is missing.
6.
Mr. Okafor marks a race lane with tape. The lane must be 80 meters long. He has put down 46 meters of tape so far. How many more meters of tape does he need?
more meters
7.
Lily had a long string for the finish line. She cut off 27 inches to tie on a flag. Now the string is 48 inches long. How long was the string at first?
inches
8.
The obstacle path has a tunnel and a crawl net. The whole path is 50 feet long. The tunnel is 14 feet long. Which equation can you use to find the length of the crawl net? Let ? stand for the length of the crawl net.
9.
Use the obstacle path story above. How long is the crawl net?
The crawl net is feet long.
Think it through
Solve each problem. Show your thinking.
10.
Omar's paper airplane flies 63 inches. Zoe's paper airplane flies 28 inches. Which sentence is true?
11.
The hoop-rolling course has three parts. The parts are 23 meters, 18 meters, and 30 meters long. How long is the whole course?
meters
12.
The finish line ribbon is 90 inches long. Ava cuts off 35 inches for the first race. Then she cuts off 26 inches for the second race. How many inches of ribbon are left?
inches
13.
Write your own field day story about length that you can solve with 45 + 30. Then solve it.