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 3 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A rope is 10 feet long. A string is 3 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
3The red ribbon is 21 meters long. The blue ribbon is 5 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Penny the Panda has a ribbon 19 cm long and cuts off 13 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
5The red ribbon is 3 inches long. The blue ribbon is 12 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Comet Kim has a ribbon 16 inches long and cuts off 2 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A rope is 20 meters long. A string is 8 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 26 cm long, then adds 22 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
9Lily has a ribbon 17 cm long and cuts off 2 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
10A rope is 15 feet long. A string is 8 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
11The red ribbon is 20 inches long. The blue ribbon is 6 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A blue rope is 14 meters long. A green rope is 6 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 7 meters
- 2. 7 feet
- 3. 26 meters
- 4. 6 cm
- 5. 15 inches
- 6. 14 inches
- 7. 12 meters
- 8. 48 cm
- 9. 15 cm
- 10. 7 feet
- 11. 26 inches
- 12. 8 meters
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