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Line Plot Problems is a free printable Grade 5 math worksheet on totals and differences of eighths on a line plot, aligned to Common Core standard 5.MD.B.2. It prints 4 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Line Plot Problems

5.MD.B.2

NameDate

Use the line plot to answer.

1.
1/25/83/4××7/8××××11 1/8××1 1/4×1 3/81 1/2×
The line plot shows the lengths of some leaves, in inches. How much longer is the longest than the shortest?
2.
1/25/83/47/8××1××××1 1/8×××1 1/4×××1 3/8××1 1/2
The line plot shows the lengths of some shells, in inches. What is the total of all the measurements?
3.
1/25/83/47/81××1 1/8×1 1/4×××××1 3/8××××1 1/2××
The line plot shows the lengths of some ribbon pieces, in inches. What is the total length of the ribbon pieces that measured 1 1/2 inches?
4.
1/2××5/8×3/4×××7/81×1 1/8×1 1/41 3/81 1/2
The line plot shows the lengths of some shells, in inches. What is the total length of the shells that measured 1/2 inch?

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Answer key — Line Plot Problems

Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1 1/2 − 3/4 = 3/4 inch
  2. 2.15 5/8 inches
  3. 3.2 × 1 1/2 = 3 inches
  4. 4.2 × 1/2 = 1 inch

More practice for 5.MD.B.2

Make line plots of fraction measurements and use fraction operations to answer questions about them.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 5.MD.B.2 of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.