πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 11 inches long. A string is 6 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
2The red ribbon is 9 cm long. The blue ribbon is 11 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
3A blue rope is 11 meters long. A green rope is 8 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A rope is 17 feet long. A string is 12 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Maya builds a train of blocks 17 cm long, then adds 9 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 24 feet long, then adds 18 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Comet Kim has a ribbon 16 cm long and cuts off 2 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8The red ribbon is 8 inches long. The blue ribbon is 7 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A rope is 20 cm long. A string is 13 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 20 meters long and cuts off 13 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Zoe has a ribbon 21 meters long and cuts off 8 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Comet Kim has a ribbon 27 feet long and cuts off 3 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 5 inches
- 2. 20 cm
- 3. 3 meters
- 4. 5 feet
- 5. 26 cm
- 6. 42 feet
- 7. 14 cm
- 8. 15 inches
- 9. 7 cm
- 10. 7 meters
- 11. 13 meters
- 12. 24 feet
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