πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 46 meters long. A string is 29 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Maya builds a train of blocks 32 cm long, then adds 8 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Aiden builds a train of blocks 45 inches long, then adds 40 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Priya builds a train of blocks 50 cm long, then adds 32 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
5A rope is 42 feet long. A string is 8 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A rope is 33 cm long. A string is 25 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
7A rope is 17 inches long. A string is 11 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Leo has a ribbon 29 feet long and cuts off 13 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Leo has a ribbon 26 feet long and cuts off 15 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10A rope is 84 feet long. A string is 16 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Rocket Raj has a ribbon 24 cm long and cuts off 20 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Sam builds a train of blocks 79 feet long, then adds 63 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 17 meters
- 2. 40 cm
- 3. 85 inches
- 4. 82 cm
- 5. 34 feet
- 6. 8 cm
- 7. 6 inches
- 8. 16 feet
- 9. 11 feet
- 10. 68 feet
- 11. 4 cm
- 12. 142 feet
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