πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 17 feet long. A string is 11 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 11 cm long and cuts off 9 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3A rope is 22 feet long. A string is 14 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 23 inches long, then adds 9 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Priya has a ribbon 19 feet long and cuts off 2 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Aiden builds a train of blocks 17 meters long, then adds 3 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 25 meters long, then adds 16 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 14 cm long and cuts off 9 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
9A rope is 10 feet long. A string is 1 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Omar builds a train of blocks 22 cm long, then adds 7 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Sam has a ribbon 25 cm long and cuts off 17 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
12A rope is 26 feet long. A string is 23 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 6 feet
- 2. 2 cm
- 3. 8 feet
- 4. 32 inches
- 5. 17 feet
- 6. 20 meters
- 7. 41 meters
- 8. 5 cm
- 9. 9 feet
- 10. 29 cm
- 11. 8 cm
- 12. 3 feet
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