πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 99 inches long. A string is 42 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A rope is 92 inches long. A string is 60 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Two sticks laid end to end are 39 cm long. One stick is 33 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Sam cut 36 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 10 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
5The red ribbon is 8 feet long. The blue ribbon is 20 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A blue rope is 97 cm long. A green rope is 26 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Rocket Raj has a ribbon 48 inches long and cuts off 42 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A blue rope is 69 inches long. A green rope is 55 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Two sticks laid end to end are 53 cm long. One stick is 4 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
10A rope is 23 cm long. A string is 19 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
11A rope is 16 meters long. A string is 11 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
12A rope is 76 inches long. A string is 45 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 57 inches
- 2. 32 inches
- 3. 6 cm
- 4. 46 cm
- 5. 28 feet
- 6. 71 cm
- 7. 6 inches
- 8. 14 inches
- 9. 49 cm
- 10. 4 cm
- 11. 5 meters
- 12. 31 inches
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