πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 10 feet long. A string is 9 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A rope is 28 feet long. A string is 1 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Rocket Raj has a ribbon 11 inches long and cuts off 6 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 17 cm long, then adds 14 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
5A rope is 24 cm long. A string is 21 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 10 meters long, then adds 7 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
7A rope is 16 inches long. A string is 9 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 25 inches long and cuts off 2 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A rope is 21 cm long. A string is 7 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Aiden builds a train of blocks 27 meters long, then adds 5 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Penny the Panda has a ribbon 20 meters long and cuts off 3 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Priya builds a train of blocks 27 feet long, then adds 5 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 1 feet
- 2. 27 feet
- 3. 5 inches
- 4. 31 cm
- 5. 3 cm
- 6. 17 meters
- 7. 7 inches
- 8. 23 inches
- 9. 14 cm
- 10. 32 meters
- 11. 17 meters
- 12. 32 feet
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