πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 24 meters long. A string is 4 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 16 cm long, then adds 6 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3A blue rope is 27 cm long. A green rope is 13 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
4A rope is 18 feet long. A string is 9 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
5The red ribbon is 2 meters long. The blue ribbon is 12 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
6The red ribbon is 15 meters long. The blue ribbon is 2 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
7A blue rope is 24 cm long. A green rope is 2 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
8A blue rope is 14 cm long. A green rope is 2 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
9The red ribbon is 9 cm long. The blue ribbon is 7 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
10A rope is 15 cm long. A string is 2 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
11The red ribbon is 12 inches long. The blue ribbon is 6 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A rope is 23 meters long. A string is 5 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 20 meters
- 2. 22 cm
- 3. 14 cm
- 4. 9 feet
- 5. 14 meters
- 6. 17 meters
- 7. 22 cm
- 8. 12 cm
- 9. 16 cm
- 10. 13 cm
- 11. 18 inches
- 12. 18 meters
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