Length Quiz

Tessa is training for a marathon. She runs 12 dam each day for 3 days. How many metres does Tessa run in total?

1. 3600
2. 36
3. 360
4. 3.6

Answer: (c) 360

Garry travelled 345 km by train, 48 km 765 m by car and 3609 m by scooter. What is the total distance that he covered?

1. 55 km 824 m
2. 397 km 374 m
3. 55 km 82 m
4. 384 km 700 m

Answer: (b) 397 km 374 m

Ann made 2 m 10 cm of rope on the first day and double the quantity of rope on the second day. What is the total length of rope made by Ann in two days?

1. 630 cm
2. 360 cm
3. 480 cm
4. 420 m

Answer: (a) 630 cm

Lisa planted 1/4​ of the length of her garden with flowers, 3/10​ of the length of her garden with vegetables, and the remaining length with grass. If the total length of the garden is 36 m, find the total length of the garden planted with grass.

1. 198 cm
2. 162 cm
3. 16.2 cm
4. 19.8 m

Answer: (c) 16.2 cm

An airplane flies continuously for the month of April at a constant speed of 75 km/hr. Assuming it never stops, what is the total distance it covers in the month of April?

1. 25000 km
2. 2250 km
3. 8500 km
4. 54000 km

Answer: (d) 54000 km

Alex and Mia are cycling on a circular path in the park. The path is 800 m long. Alex can cycle one kilometre in 3 minutes, while Mia can cycle one kilometre in 2 minutes. How many laps will Mia have completed when Alex finishes his 6th lap?

1. 7
2. 8
3. 14
4. 10

Answer: (a) 7

Lara has a wire 150 m long. She cut one third of the wire and gave it to her friend. She cut 1/2 of the remaining as it had rusted and threw it away. She cut the remaining into 2 equal pieces and gave to her siblings. What length of wire did each sibling get?

1. 50 m
2. 37.5 m
3. 25 m
4. 12.5 m

Answer: (c) 25 m

Ben bought 48 m of fabric to make costumes for a play. He gave 1/3 of the fabric to his friend, and then found that 1/6 of fabric was damaged. He used the good fabric to make 6 costumes. How much fabric did he use to make 1 costume?

1. 18 m
2. 24 m
3. 12 m
4. 4 m

Answer: (d) 4 m

A pole is painted red and white. The red portion is 1.8 m long and the white portion is three times as long as the red portion. If Samuel painted 1/3 of the pole while Ben painted the remaining what is the difference in the length they painted?

1. 0.6 m
2. 2.4 m
3. 1.8 m
4. 2.2 m

Answer: (b) 2.4 m

Lyla had 1785 cm of ribbon. She cut it into nine smaller pieces, each about 0.35 m in length. She handed one-fifth to her buddy and the remainder to her sister. What length of ribbon did she give to her sister?

1. 1176 m
2. 1428 m
3. 1320 m
4. 1244 m

Answer: (a) 1176 m