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 8 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 22 feet long, then adds 19 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A rope is 18 cm long. A string is 17 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Priya builds a train of blocks 11 cm long, then adds 4 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
5A rope is 10 cm long. A string is 9 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
6A rope is 21 feet long. A string is 11 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 29 feet long, then adds 8 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A rope is 13 meters long. A string is 8 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
9A rope is 22 meters long. A string is 13 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 28 inches long, then adds 26 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Leo builds a train of blocks 14 meters long, then adds 2 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Comet Kim has a ribbon 13 cm long and cuts off 8 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 7 feet
- 2. 41 feet
- 3. 1 cm
- 4. 15 cm
- 5. 1 cm
- 6. 10 feet
- 7. 37 feet
- 8. 5 meters
- 9. 9 meters
- 10. 54 inches
- 11. 16 meters
- 12. 5 cm
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