πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 22 meters long. A string is 2 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A rope is 14 feet long. A string is 5 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 30 feet long, then adds 11 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Lily builds a train of blocks 26 cm long, then adds 22 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
5A rope is 25 inches long. A string is 21 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Penny the Panda has a ribbon 15 inches long and cuts off 13 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A rope is 29 cm long. A string is 23 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
8A rope is 26 feet long. A string is 1 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A rope is 23 cm long. A string is 10 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 28 meters long, then adds 7 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Zoe builds a train of blocks 29 inches long, then adds 20 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Comet Kim has a ribbon 11 inches long and cuts off 9 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 20 meters
- 2. 9 feet
- 3. 41 feet
- 4. 48 cm
- 5. 4 inches
- 6. 2 inches
- 7. 6 cm
- 8. 25 feet
- 9. 13 cm
- 10. 35 meters
- 11. 49 inches
- 12. 2 inches
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