Garden Veggie Contest: Measure the Difference

Measure two vegetables and find how much longer one is than the other.

Part 1: Both start at 0

Each pair of vegetables starts at the 0 mark. Compare their lengths.

Ana grew a cucumber and a pea pod.

How many centimeters longer is the cucumber than the pea pod? centimeters

Malik measures a zucchini and a carrot.Which number sentence tells how much longer the zucchini is than the carrot?

A. 11 + 7 = 18B. 12 − 7 = 5C. 11 − 7 = 4D. 11 − 6 = 5

Grace compares a green bean and a radish.

How many centimeters shorter is the radish than the green bean? centimeters

Part 2: Watch the starting mark

Some vegetables do not start at 0. Find each length first, then compare.

Leo measures an ear of corn and a sweet potato.

How many inches long is the corn? inches
How many inches long is the sweet potato? inches
How many inches longer is the corn than the sweet potato? inches

Dev measures an eggplant and a pepper.Dev says the eggplant is 8 centimeters longer than the pepper, because 18 − 10 = 8. How much longer is the eggplant really?

A. 8 centimetersB. 5 centimetersC. 15 centimetersD. 3 centimeters

Neither vegetable starts at 0.

How many inches longer is the parsnip than the beet? inches

Part 3: Contest puzzles

Measure, compare, and explain.

Rosa's carrot is on the ruler. Her brother's carrot is 5 centimeters shorter than Rosa's carrot.

How many centimeters long is Rosa's carrot? centimeters
How many centimeters long is her brother's carrot? centimeters

The judges measure four more vegetables.
Match each question to its answer. One answer is not used.

Kim measures her bean vine on Monday. She measures it again on Friday.

How many inches longer was the vine on Friday than on Monday? inches

10.

Ben has two carrots. He measures one carrot with an inch ruler, and it is 9 inches long. He measures the other carrot with a centimeter ruler, and it is 15 centimeters long. Ben says the second carrot is 6 longer, because 15 − 9 = 6. Is Ben right? Explain.