πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 24 cm long. A string is 1 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
2Captain Nova has a ribbon 17 feet long and cuts off 3 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 12 feet long, then adds 11 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Rocket Raj has a ribbon 30 inches long and cuts off 7 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 18 cm long and cuts off 14 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 10 inches long, then adds 1 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A rope is 30 inches long. A string is 19 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 16 cm long, then adds 3 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
9Astro Ana has a ribbon 13 inches long and cuts off 6 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Maya builds a train of blocks 24 cm long, then adds 14 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
11A rope is 24 meters long. A string is 4 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
12A rope is 21 inches long. A string is 9 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 23 cm
- 2. 14 feet
- 3. 23 feet
- 4. 23 inches
- 5. 4 cm
- 6. 11 inches
- 7. 11 inches
- 8. 19 cm
- 9. 7 inches
- 10. 38 cm
- 11. 20 meters
- 12. 12 inches
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