πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 10 meters long. A string is 2 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A rope is 10 feet long. A string is 6 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Sam has a ribbon 29 meters long and cuts off 9 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4The red ribbon is 3 inches long. The blue ribbon is 8 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A blue rope is 17 cm long. A green rope is 6 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
6A rope is 23 inches long. A string is 11 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A rope is 12 cm long. A string is 9 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
8A rope is 23 meters long. A string is 2 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 28 cm long and cuts off 9 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
10A blue rope is 10 meters long. A green rope is 8 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Astro Ana has a ribbon 19 cm long and cuts off 13 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 19 cm long, then adds 11 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 8 meters
- 2. 4 feet
- 3. 20 meters
- 4. 11 inches
- 5. 11 cm
- 6. 12 inches
- 7. 3 cm
- 8. 21 meters
- 9. 19 cm
- 10. 2 meters
- 11. 6 cm
- 12. 30 cm
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