πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 11 meters long. A string is 9 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Leo builds a train of blocks 19 feet long, then adds 14 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A blue rope is 22 feet long. A green rope is 13 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A rope is 10 inches long. A string is 4 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A blue rope is 26 cm long. A green rope is 15 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
6A rope is 26 cm long. A string is 8 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
7A rope is 10 meters long. A string is 6 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
8A rope is 30 feet long. A string is 13 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A rope is 17 cm long. A string is 2 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Rocket Raj has a ribbon 19 meters long and cuts off 13 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 25 inches long, then adds 6 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A blue rope is 16 inches long. A green rope is 6 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 2 meters
- 2. 33 feet
- 3. 9 feet
- 4. 6 inches
- 5. 11 cm
- 6. 18 cm
- 7. 4 meters
- 8. 17 feet
- 9. 15 cm
- 10. 6 meters
- 11. 31 inches
- 12. 10 inches
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