πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 25 feet long. A string is 14 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A blue rope is 15 feet long. A green rope is 6 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Benny the Bear has a ribbon 25 cm long and cuts off 23 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Comet Kim has a ribbon 14 meters long and cuts off 10 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5A rope is 21 feet long. A string is 14 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A rope is 19 cm long. A string is 6 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
7A blue rope is 19 inches long. A green rope is 15 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 29 inches long, then adds 26 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 18 inches long, then adds 13 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A rope is 24 feet long. A string is 22 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 30 inches long, then adds 2 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A rope is 12 cm long. A string is 6 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 11 feet
- 2. 9 feet
- 3. 2 cm
- 4. 4 meters
- 5. 7 feet
- 6. 13 cm
- 7. 4 inches
- 8. 55 inches
- 9. 31 inches
- 10. 2 feet
- 11. 32 inches
- 12. 6 cm
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