πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 12 cm long. A string is 3 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
2Zoe builds a train of blocks 15 meters long, then adds 12 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 15 feet long, then adds 7 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A rope is 23 feet long. A string is 7 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Sam builds a train of blocks 28 inches long, then adds 10 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Penny the Panda has a ribbon 14 meters long and cuts off 11 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
7A rope is 30 cm long. A string is 17 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
8A rope is 14 inches long. A string is 3 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A rope is 16 cm long. A string is 15 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Maya has a ribbon 11 feet long and cuts off 3 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Zoe builds a train of blocks 16 inches long, then adds 6 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Rocket Raj has a ribbon 25 feet long and cuts off 5 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 9 cm
- 2. 27 meters
- 3. 22 feet
- 4. 16 feet
- 5. 38 inches
- 6. 3 meters
- 7. 13 cm
- 8. 11 inches
- 9. 1 cm
- 10. 8 feet
- 11. 22 inches
- 12. 20 feet
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