Isabelle has an assignment to find the height of the two tallest buildings in her city. If the tallest building is 17 metres tall and the next tallest is 2 metres shorter, then how tall is the second tallest building?

At school there is a competition for who can grow the tallest bean plant. Isabella's plant is the tallest at 20 centimetres. Anthony is confident that his bean plant will win even though it is currently 3 centimetres shorter than Isabella's. How tall is Anthony's plant?

At the boat dock, the white boat is 18 metres long. The yellow boat is 17 metres shorter than the white boat. How many metres long is the yellow boat?

Anna has several different garden hoses. The first hose is 14 metres long and the second is 12 metres shorter than the first. How long is the second garden hose?

At the gymnastics gym there are two balance beams. One is 11 metres long, and the second balance beam is 1 metre longer. How long is the second balance beam?

Alyssa is measuring slices of bacon. The first piece is 16 centimetres long, and the second piece is 4 centimetres longer. What is the full length of the second piece of bacon?

Aiden is measuring slices of bacon. The first piece is 13 centimetres long, and the second piece is 5 centimetres longer. What is the full length of the second piece of bacon?