πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 19 inches long. A string is 11 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A rope is 13 cm long. A string is 8 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 10 meters long, then adds 2 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Benny the Bear has a ribbon 19 feet long and cuts off 14 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A rope is 23 meters long. A string is 4 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
6A rope is 21 cm long. A string is 4 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 29 inches long and cuts off 28 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 26 feet long, then adds 5 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A rope is 15 cm long. A string is 6 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Priya has a ribbon 18 meters long and cuts off 2 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Benny the Bear has a ribbon 15 inches long and cuts off 5 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Omar has a ribbon 19 cm long and cuts off 11 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 8 inches
- 2. 5 cm
- 3. 12 meters
- 4. 5 feet
- 5. 19 meters
- 6. 17 cm
- 7. 1 inches
- 8. 31 feet
- 9. 9 cm
- 10. 16 meters
- 11. 10 inches
- 12. 8 cm
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