πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 25 inches long. A string is 20 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A rope is 28 cm long. A string is 7 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 25 feet long, then adds 2 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Benny the Bear has a ribbon 25 feet long and cuts off 18 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A rope is 17 meters long. A string is 16 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Astro Ana has a ribbon 21 inches long and cuts off 9 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Maya has a ribbon 23 feet long and cuts off 21 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A rope is 27 meters long. A string is 16 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
9A rope is 19 inches long. A string is 7 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 26 inches long, then adds 4 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A rope is 30 feet long. A string is 22 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Comet Kim has a ribbon 22 cm long and cuts off 10 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 5 inches
- 2. 21 cm
- 3. 27 feet
- 4. 7 feet
- 5. 1 meters
- 6. 12 inches
- 7. 2 feet
- 8. 11 meters
- 9. 12 inches
- 10. 30 inches
- 11. 8 feet
- 12. 12 cm
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