πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 40 meters long, then adds 25 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Astro Ana has a ribbon 50 cm long and cuts off 36 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3A rope is 38 feet long. A string is 21 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Priya builds a train of blocks 17 inches long, then adds 1 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A rope is 32 meters long. A string is 18 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Lily has a ribbon 19 inches long and cuts off 1 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Zoe has a ribbon 50 inches long and cuts off 24 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A rope is 17 meters long. A string is 9 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
9A rope is 79 inches long. A string is 40 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Benny the Bear has a ribbon 98 meters long and cuts off 41 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11A rope is 90 inches long. A string is 71 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A rope is 48 inches long. A string is 33 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 65 meters
- 2. 14 cm
- 3. 17 feet
- 4. 18 inches
- 5. 14 meters
- 6. 18 inches
- 7. 26 inches
- 8. 8 meters
- 9. 39 inches
- 10. 57 meters
- 11. 19 inches
- 12. 15 inches
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