πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 21 inches long. A string is 5 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A rope is 14 cm long. A string is 8 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
3A rope is 11 inches long. A string is 9 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Benny the Bear has a ribbon 17 cm long and cuts off 4 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
5Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 11 feet long, then adds 4 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Captain Nova has a ribbon 25 inches long and cuts off 8 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 20 feet long, then adds 14 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Comet Kim has a ribbon 29 meters long and cuts off 6 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
9A rope is 16 cm long. A string is 4 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
10A rope is 30 meters long. A string is 13 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Aiden has a ribbon 10 feet long and cuts off 9 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Lily builds a train of blocks 27 cm long, then adds 17 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 16 inches
- 2. 6 cm
- 3. 2 inches
- 4. 13 cm
- 5. 15 feet
- 6. 17 inches
- 7. 34 feet
- 8. 23 meters
- 9. 12 cm
- 10. 17 meters
- 11. 1 feet
- 12. 44 cm
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