1. Word problems. Measurement. (Length)
Year 4

2. Ross is 94cm tall. Dee is 37cm taller
Ross is 94cm tall. Dee is 37cm taller. How tall in Dee in meters and centimeters.
Strategy- Addition.
94+37
120+11
131
1 meter 31 centimeters

3. A piece of wood is 3m long. A joiner cuts off 70cm
A piece of wood is 3m long. A joiner cuts off 70cm. How long is the wood now?
Strategy-subtraction.
300-70
230cm
2 meters 30 centimeters

4. There are 30 magazines in a pile. Each magazine is 3mm thick
There are 30 magazines in a pile. Each magazine is 3mm thick. How high is the pile in centimeters?
Strategy-multiplication
30x3
90mm
90÷10
9cm

5. Amy cuts 5 lengths of pipe. Each length is 15 cm
Amy cuts 5 lengths of pipe. Each length is 15 cm. What is the total length of the 5 pieces?
Strategy-multiplication
15x5
75cm

6. Joe has 20 books. He needs 1. 2m of shelving to store them
Joe has 20 books. He needs 1.2m of shelving to store them. How wide is each book?
Strategy-division
1.2x100=120cm
120÷20
6cm
6 cm wide

7. 2m of ribbon are cut into 4 equal lengths. How long is each length?
Strategy- division
2x100=
200cm
200÷4=
50cm
50cm lengths

8. Word problems. Measurement. (Length)
Year 4

9. A carpenter has a plank of wood 3 meters long. She cut it into 2 pieces. What length is each piece of wood?
Strategy- division.
3 meters = 300cms
300÷2
=150cms
1 meter 50 centimters

10. A piece of wood is 5m long. A joiner cuts off 170cm
A piece of wood is 5m long. A joiner cuts off 170cm. How long is the wood now?
Strategy-subtraction.
5 meters= 500cms
=330cms
3 meters 30 centimeters

11. Paul digs 6 rows of earth to plant vegetables
Paul digs 6 rows of earth to plant vegetables. The rows are 3 meters long. What length of ground has he dug altogether?
Strategy-multiplication
6x3
=18 meters

12. Amy cuts 5 lengths of pipe. Each length is 20 cm
Amy cuts 5 lengths of pipe. Each length is 20 cm. What is the total length of the 5 pieces?
Strategy-multiplication
20x5
100 centimeters
1 meter long

13. Sinead runs 3000m in a race. After 1200. She stops
Sinead runs 3000m in a race. After She stops. How far has she left to go?
Strategy-subtraction
=1800m

14. 6m of ribbon are cut into 4 equal lengths. How long is each length?
Strategy- division
6m=600cms
600÷4
=150cms
1 meter 50 centimeters
1.5m