πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 19 meters long. A string is 9 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A blue rope is 24 inches long. A green rope is 3 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Zoe has a ribbon 24 meters long and cuts off 16 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A blue rope is 14 cm long. A green rope is 7 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
5A rope is 23 feet long. A string is 18 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A rope is 13 feet long. A string is 9 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Aiden has a ribbon 11 cm long and cuts off 8 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Comet Kim has a ribbon 11 inches long and cuts off 2 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A blue rope is 14 meters long. A green rope is 7 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 21 feet long, then adds 16 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11The red ribbon is 4 inches long. The blue ribbon is 12 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A rope is 20 meters long. A string is 14 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 10 meters
- 2. 21 inches
- 3. 8 meters
- 4. 7 cm
- 5. 5 feet
- 6. 4 feet
- 7. 3 cm
- 8. 9 inches
- 9. 7 meters
- 10. 37 feet
- 11. 16 inches
- 12. 6 meters
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