πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 21 feet long. A string is 13 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Leo builds a train of blocks 28 feet long, then adds 7 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Aiden has a ribbon 28 cm long and cuts off 11 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Captain Nova has a ribbon 29 feet long and cuts off 11 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A rope is 18 inches long. A string is 12 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A rope is 23 meters long. A string is 10 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
7A rope is 28 cm long. A string is 16 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Zoe has a ribbon 16 meters long and cuts off 7 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Captain Nova has a ribbon 26 meters long and cuts off 25 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 24 feet long and cuts off 12 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 24 inches long, then adds 8 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A rope is 13 inches long. A string is 4 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 8 feet
- 2. 35 feet
- 3. 17 cm
- 4. 18 feet
- 5. 6 inches
- 6. 13 meters
- 7. 12 cm
- 8. 9 meters
- 9. 1 meters
- 10. 12 feet
- 11. 32 inches
- 12. 9 inches
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