πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 15 feet long. A string is 9 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Comet Kim has a ribbon 12 cm long and cuts off 7 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 14 inches long, then adds 10 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Lily builds a train of blocks 18 meters long, then adds 3 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Rocket Raj has a ribbon 19 meters long and cuts off 16 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
6The red ribbon is 2 inches long. The blue ribbon is 19 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
7The red ribbon is 13 feet long. The blue ribbon is 5 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A rope is 13 feet long. A string is 8 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A rope is 11 feet long. A string is 8 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
10A rope is 13 inches long. A string is 2 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Benny the Bear has a ribbon 21 cm long and cuts off 10 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Omar builds a train of blocks 18 cm long, then adds 4 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 6 feet
- 2. 5 cm
- 3. 24 inches
- 4. 21 meters
- 5. 3 meters
- 6. 21 inches
- 7. 18 feet
- 8. 5 feet
- 9. 3 feet
- 10. 11 inches
- 11. 11 cm
- 12. 22 cm
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