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 20 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A rope is 15 feet long. A string is 8 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 17 meters long, then adds 10 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A rope is 11 meters long. A string is 2 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 10 meters long and cuts off 9 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 13 cm long, then adds 12 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 17 feet long, then adds 7 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 25 meters long and cuts off 12 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
9A rope is 20 inches long. A string is 19 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 20 inches long, then adds 4 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A rope is 13 cm long. A string is 7 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Priya has a ribbon 20 cm long and cuts off 1 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 3 feet
- 2. 7 feet
- 3. 27 meters
- 4. 9 meters
- 5. 1 meters
- 6. 25 cm
- 7. 24 feet
- 8. 13 meters
- 9. 1 inches
- 10. 24 inches
- 11. 6 cm
- 12. 19 cm
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