πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 10 meters long. A string is 8 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A rope is 11 meters long. A string is 7 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 30 meters long, then adds 2 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A rope is 26 feet long. A string is 15 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A blue rope is 28 meters long. A green rope is 13 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
6A blue rope is 14 cm long. A green rope is 11 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
7The red ribbon is 19 feet long. The blue ribbon is 2 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 17 meters long and cuts off 2 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 27 inches long, then adds 24 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A rope is 29 inches long. A string is 6 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A rope is 15 meters long. A string is 13 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
12A blue rope is 17 feet long. A green rope is 12 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 2 meters
- 2. 4 meters
- 3. 32 meters
- 4. 11 feet
- 5. 15 meters
- 6. 3 cm
- 7. 21 feet
- 8. 15 meters
- 9. 51 inches
- 10. 23 inches
- 11. 2 meters
- 12. 5 feet
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