πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 16 inches long. A string is 13 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A rope is 17 feet long. A string is 15 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Captain Nova has a ribbon 22 cm long and cuts off 12 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
4A rope is 13 cm long. A string is 7 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
5A rope is 15 meters long. A string is 14 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
6A rope is 29 meters long. A string is 22 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
7A rope is 15 feet long. A string is 2 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Maya builds a train of blocks 21 feet long, then adds 1 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A rope is 12 inches long. A string is 2 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A rope is 30 inches long. A string is 13 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Lily has a ribbon 19 feet long and cuts off 13 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A rope is 15 meters long. A string is 13 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 3 inches
- 2. 2 feet
- 3. 10 cm
- 4. 6 cm
- 5. 1 meters
- 6. 7 meters
- 7. 13 feet
- 8. 22 feet
- 9. 10 inches
- 10. 17 inches
- 11. 6 feet
- 12. 2 meters
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