πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 24 inches long. A string is 4 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Rocket Raj has a ribbon 21 inches long and cuts off 8 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A rope is 30 cm long. A string is 12 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 17 cm long, then adds 15 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
5Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 23 cm long, then adds 19 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
6A rope is 27 feet long. A string is 21 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Astro Ana has a ribbon 19 inches long and cuts off 3 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Priya builds a train of blocks 24 feet long, then adds 14 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Zoe has a ribbon 17 feet long and cuts off 3 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Aiden builds a train of blocks 10 meters long, then adds 1 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11A rope is 22 cm long. A string is 2 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 28 meters long, then adds 20 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 20 inches
- 2. 13 inches
- 3. 18 cm
- 4. 32 cm
- 5. 42 cm
- 6. 6 feet
- 7. 16 inches
- 8. 38 feet
- 9. 14 feet
- 10. 11 meters
- 11. 20 cm
- 12. 48 meters
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