Max Maths, Year 3, Work Book, Word problems (length)

In the Max Maths Year 3 Workbook, the practice section on word problems dealing with length presents various scenarios that require students to apply their understanding of addition involving measurements in metres and centimetres. In the first problem, students are asked to calculate the combined height of three cardboard boxes with given dimensions. Box A, with a height of 1 metre and 57 centimetres, is placed on top of Box B, which measures 2 metres and 32 centimetres. To find the total height, students must add these two measurements together, ensuring they correctly combine both the metres and the centimetres.

The workbook continues to challenge the students with another problem involving a miniature train comprising an engine and a carriage. The engine's length is given as 3 metres and 48 centimetres, while the carriage measures 6 metres and 31 centimetres. Students must work out the total length of the train by adding the lengths of the engine and the carriage. In a similar fashion, the third problem asks students to determine the total height of a two-storey house by adding the heights of the first storey, which is 2 metres and 64 centimetres, to the second storey, which stands at 3 metres and 15 centimetres. Each problem is designed to strengthen the students' ability to work with mixed units of measurement and to perform addition with regrouping where necessary.