πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 74 feet long. A string is 53 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Sam has a ribbon 54 feet long and cuts off 10 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Omar has a ribbon 85 meters long and cuts off 29 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Astro Ana has a ribbon 39 meters long and cuts off 25 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 78 cm long, then adds 19 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Benny the Bear has a ribbon 62 inches long and cuts off 10 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Aiden has a ribbon 71 cm long and cuts off 65 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8A rope is 66 inches long. A string is 25 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A rope is 58 feet long. A string is 25 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Comet Kim has a ribbon 12 meters long and cuts off 2 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11A rope is 24 meters long. A string is 9 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Priya builds a train of blocks 99 inches long, then adds 26 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 21 feet
- 2. 44 feet
- 3. 56 meters
- 4. 14 meters
- 5. 97 cm
- 6. 52 inches
- 7. 6 cm
- 8. 41 inches
- 9. 33 feet
- 10. 10 meters
- 11. 15 meters
- 12. 125 inches
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