πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Benny the Bear has a ribbon 67 meters long and cuts off 50 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A rope is 14 feet long. A string is 1 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A rope is 62 cm long. A string is 25 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 36 cm long, then adds 32 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
5Captain Nova has a ribbon 93 feet long and cuts off 56 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A rope is 82 inches long. A string is 42 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Rocket Raj has a ribbon 92 inches long and cuts off 79 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Leo builds a train of blocks 66 inches long, then adds 48 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A rope is 35 cm long. A string is 8 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Maya builds a train of blocks 30 meters long, then adds 20 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11A rope is 40 cm long. A string is 19 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
12A rope is 84 feet long. A string is 42 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 17 meters
- 2. 13 feet
- 3. 37 cm
- 4. 68 cm
- 5. 37 feet
- 6. 40 inches
- 7. 13 inches
- 8. 114 inches
- 9. 27 cm
- 10. 50 meters
- 11. 21 cm
- 12. 42 feet
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