Length Word Problems

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Length Word Problems
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• Daniel has a sweet that is 12cm long.
• He gives half of it to Charlie. How much does he
  give to Charlie?

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• Chloe has a pencil that is 10cm long.
• She breaks it in half.
• How long is the pencil that she must write with?

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• Jordan walks to school and back every day.
• If he walks 30m each day, how far does he live
  from school?

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• Mrs Nicholson is 1.75m tall.
• She is demonstrating quarters and cuts a 20cm
  piece of string into four equal lengths.
• How long will each length be?

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• Four children run a 10m relay.
• How far must each of them run?

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• Dwaynica has a long bit of liquorice. She shares
  it equally between four people.
• How long is the bit that each person gets?

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• Daniel has a chocolate bar that is 12cm long.
• He gives half of it to Charlie. How much does he
  give to Charlie?

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• If it is 9m from Year 4 to the dining room.
• How far does Year 4 have to walk to get halfway
  to the dining room?