πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 11 inches long. A string is 9 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Zoe builds a train of blocks 30 feet long, then adds 3 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Maya has a ribbon 26 cm long and cuts off 14 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Astro Ana has a ribbon 26 cm long and cuts off 7 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
5Captain Nova has a ribbon 15 meters long and cuts off 3 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
6A rope is 26 feet long. A string is 5 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 18 feet long, then adds 14 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 23 meters long and cuts off 13 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Captain Nova has a ribbon 13 cm long and cuts off 3 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
10A rope is 29 feet long. A string is 21 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A rope is 19 cm long. A string is 7 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 21 meters long, then adds 3 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 2 inches
- 2. 33 feet
- 3. 12 cm
- 4. 19 cm
- 5. 12 meters
- 6. 21 feet
- 7. 32 feet
- 8. 10 meters
- 9. 10 cm
- 10. 8 feet
- 11. 12 cm
- 12. 24 meters
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