πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 16 inches long. A string is 9 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A rope is 10 meters long. A string is 4 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A rope is 26 feet long. A string is 9 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A rope is 17 feet long. A string is 16 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Priya has a ribbon 24 cm long and cuts off 7 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
6A rope is 21 meters long. A string is 6 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 23 inches long, then adds 1 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 15 cm long, then adds 8 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
9Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 20 cm long and cuts off 4 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Benny the Bear has a ribbon 17 meters long and cuts off 15 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 14 meters long and cuts off 7 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 17 feet long, then adds 15 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 7 inches
- 2. 6 meters
- 3. 17 feet
- 4. 1 feet
- 5. 17 cm
- 6. 15 meters
- 7. 24 inches
- 8. 23 cm
- 9. 16 cm
- 10. 2 meters
- 11. 7 meters
- 12. 32 feet
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