πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 13 feet long. A string is 10 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Zoe has a ribbon 30 meters long and cuts off 11 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Comet Kim has a ribbon 10 feet long and cuts off 9 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Penny the Panda has a ribbon 22 inches long and cuts off 8 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Lily has a ribbon 13 cm long and cuts off 8 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
6A rope is 15 cm long. A string is 1 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
7A rope is 13 cm long. A string is 9 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
8A rope is 15 inches long. A string is 8 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A rope is 18 meters long. A string is 15 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 23 cm long, then adds 21 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 14 meters long, then adds 5 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
12A rope is 30 cm long. A string is 26 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 3 feet
- 2. 19 meters
- 3. 1 feet
- 4. 14 inches
- 5. 5 cm
- 6. 14 cm
- 7. 4 cm
- 8. 7 inches
- 9. 3 meters
- 10. 44 cm
- 11. 19 meters
- 12. 4 cm
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