πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 30 inches long. A string is 7 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A rope is 26 inches long. A string is 13 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 25 feet long, then adds 17 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 14 meters long and cuts off 10 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5A rope is 13 feet long. A string is 1 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A rope is 17 inches long. A string is 8 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A rope is 11 meters long. A string is 7 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
8A rope is 21 cm long. A string is 6 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
9A rope is 13 feet long. A string is 4 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Leo has a ribbon 14 cm long and cuts off 6 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Rocket Raj has a ribbon 26 feet long and cuts off 4 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 23 cm long and cuts off 12 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 23 inches
- 2. 13 inches
- 3. 42 feet
- 4. 4 meters
- 5. 12 feet
- 6. 9 inches
- 7. 4 meters
- 8. 15 cm
- 9. 9 feet
- 10. 8 cm
- 11. 22 feet
- 12. 11 cm
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