Pupil Zone Maths

Length word problems worksheets for Year 3

Add, subtract and compare lengths (centimetres in India and the UK, inches in the USA).

  • Year 3, ages 7–8 (UK)
  • Topic: Measurement, money and time
  • Easy, medium and hard levels, with fresh questions every time
  • Printable PDF with an answer key, or practise online with instant marking
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Year 3, medium level. Your worksheet will have new questions.

1.Theo has a ribbon 9 centimetres long and another ribbon 47 centimetres long. What is their total length?
Answer cm
2.A rope is 41 centimetres long. Maya cuts off 13 centimetres. How long is the rope that is left?
Answer cm
3.Jack's pencil is 6 centimetres long. George's pencil is 4 centimetres long. How much longer is Jack's pencil?
Answer cm
4.Harry has a ribbon 10 centimetres long and another ribbon 40 centimetres long. What is their total length?
Answer cm
5.A rope is 34 centimetres long. Isla cuts off 22 centimetres. How long is the rope that is left?
Answer cm
6.Freya's pencil is 25 centimetres long. Jack's pencil is 17 centimetres long. How much longer is Freya's pencil?
Answer cm
7.Yusuf has a ribbon 35 centimetres long and another ribbon 8 centimetres long. What is their total length?
Answer cm
8.A rope is 30 centimetres long. George cuts off 8 centimetres. How long is the rope that is left?
Answer cm