πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 23 feet long. A string is 4 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 14 inches long, then adds 1 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Benny the Bear has a ribbon 12 meters long and cuts off 1 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 21 inches long, then adds 8 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A rope is 20 meters long. A string is 5 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 16 meters long, then adds 15 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Maya has a ribbon 30 meters long and cuts off 24 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
8A rope is 13 meters long. A string is 6 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
9A rope is 29 meters long. A string is 22 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
10A rope is 30 cm long. A string is 6 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Captain Nova has a ribbon 20 meters long and cuts off 19 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
12A rope is 25 cm long. A string is 16 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 19 feet
- 2. 15 inches
- 3. 11 meters
- 4. 29 inches
- 5. 15 meters
- 6. 31 meters
- 7. 6 meters
- 8. 7 meters
- 9. 7 meters
- 10. 24 cm
- 11. 1 meters
- 12. 9 cm
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