πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Rocket Raj has a ribbon 19 inches long and cuts off 13 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A rope is 17 feet long. A string is 6 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A rope is 11 cm long. A string is 8 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
4A rope is 29 meters long. A string is 19 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Aiden builds a train of blocks 24 inches long, then adds 6 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A rope is 15 inches long. A string is 14 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 29 inches long, then adds 27 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 27 inches long, then adds 6 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A rope is 10 cm long. A string is 7 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 22 cm long, then adds 20 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 14 inches long, then adds 5 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A rope is 17 cm long. A string is 2 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 6 inches
- 2. 11 feet
- 3. 3 cm
- 4. 10 meters
- 5. 30 inches
- 6. 1 inches
- 7. 56 inches
- 8. 33 inches
- 9. 3 cm
- 10. 42 cm
- 11. 19 inches
- 12. 15 cm
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