πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 58 feet long. A string is 31 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A rope is 28 meters long. A string is 7 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A rope is 78 inches long. A string is 37 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Maya builds a train of blocks 35 inches long, then adds 32 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 63 inches long, then adds 27 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Comet Kim has a ribbon 17 inches long and cuts off 4 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A rope is 22 feet long. A string is 11 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A rope is 18 feet long. A string is 5 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Leo builds a train of blocks 56 feet long, then adds 55 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10A rope is 44 inches long. A string is 21 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A rope is 83 cm long. A string is 47 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Captain Nova has a ribbon 15 feet long and cuts off 3 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 27 feet
- 2. 21 meters
- 3. 41 inches
- 4. 67 inches
- 5. 90 inches
- 6. 13 inches
- 7. 11 feet
- 8. 13 feet
- 9. 111 feet
- 10. 23 inches
- 11. 36 cm
- 12. 12 feet
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