πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 26 inches long. A string is 17 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A rope is 10 meters long. A string is 8 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A rope is 24 inches long. A string is 14 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Maya has a ribbon 19 feet long and cuts off 16 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 25 inches long, then adds 6 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A blue rope is 27 cm long. A green rope is 11 cm shorter. How long is the green 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
8Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 22 cm long, then adds 6 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
9A blue rope is 27 meters long. A green rope is 12 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
10A rope is 12 inches long. A string is 10 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A blue rope is 16 feet long. A green rope is 14 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A rope is 28 cm long. A string is 25 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 9 inches
- 2. 2 meters
- 3. 10 inches
- 4. 3 feet
- 5. 31 inches
- 6. 16 cm
- 7. 4 inches
- 8. 28 cm
- 9. 15 meters
- 10. 2 inches
- 11. 2 feet
- 12. 3 cm
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