πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 13 inches long. A string is 7 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Sam has a ribbon 20 cm long and cuts off 9 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Omar builds a train of blocks 18 meters long, then adds 10 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Zoe builds a train of blocks 17 feet long, then adds 12 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 22 feet long, then adds 5 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A rope is 10 feet long. A string is 6 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
7A rope is 10 feet long. A string is 9 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 19 cm long, then adds 6 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
9Zoe has a ribbon 27 inches long and cuts off 5 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A rope is 14 cm long. A string is 2 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 22 feet long, then adds 18 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Comet Kim has a ribbon 23 inches long and cuts off 8 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 6 inches
- 2. 11 cm
- 3. 28 meters
- 4. 29 feet
- 5. 27 feet
- 6. 4 feet
- 7. 1 feet
- 8. 25 cm
- 9. 22 inches
- 10. 12 cm
- 11. 40 feet
- 12. 15 inches
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