πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 16 meters long. A string is 12 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A rope is 21 inches long. A string is 16 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Lily builds a train of blocks 22 cm long, then adds 7 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
4The red ribbon is 5 inches long. The blue ribbon is 11 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A rope is 20 cm long. A string is 18 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Leo has a ribbon 16 cm long and cuts off 13 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Priya has a ribbon 16 feet long and cuts off 14 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8The red ribbon is 5 meters long. The blue ribbon is 9 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Sam builds a train of blocks 27 inches long, then adds 12 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10The red ribbon is 16 inches long. The blue ribbon is 2 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
11The red ribbon is 9 cm long. The blue ribbon is 15 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
12A rope is 20 feet long. A string is 15 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 4 meters
- 2. 5 inches
- 3. 29 cm
- 4. 16 inches
- 5. 2 cm
- 6. 3 cm
- 7. 2 feet
- 8. 14 meters
- 9. 39 inches
- 10. 18 inches
- 11. 24 cm
- 12. 5 feet
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