πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 15 feet long. A string is 1 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Captain Nova has a ribbon 12 inches long and cuts off 5 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 14 feet long, then adds 9 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 23 cm long, then adds 16 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
5Maya builds a train of blocks 12 feet long, then adds 6 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A rope is 29 meters long. A string is 7 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
7A rope is 24 inches long. A string is 20 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Maya builds a train of blocks 26 feet long, then adds 16 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 16 feet long, then adds 13 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Comet Kim has a ribbon 20 cm long and cuts off 2 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Sam builds a train of blocks 19 meters long, then adds 5 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
12A rope is 24 inches long. A string is 11 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 14 feet
- 2. 7 inches
- 3. 23 feet
- 4. 39 cm
- 5. 18 feet
- 6. 22 meters
- 7. 4 inches
- 8. 42 feet
- 9. 29 feet
- 10. 18 cm
- 11. 24 meters
- 12. 13 inches
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