πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 95 cm long. A string is 86 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
2A rope is 45 inches long. A string is 42 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Captain Nova has a ribbon 65 meters long and cuts off 15 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A rope is 58 feet long. A string is 14 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 43 inches long, then adds 36 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A rope is 35 feet long. A string is 2 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Omar has a ribbon 22 meters long and cuts off 1 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
8A rope is 61 meters long. A string is 2 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Benny the Bear has a ribbon 42 inches long and cuts off 3 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Rocket Raj has a ribbon 99 meters long and cuts off 67 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Zoe builds a train of blocks 21 feet long, then adds 8 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 86 feet long, then adds 16 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 9 cm
- 2. 3 inches
- 3. 50 meters
- 4. 44 feet
- 5. 79 inches
- 6. 33 feet
- 7. 21 meters
- 8. 59 meters
- 9. 39 inches
- 10. 32 meters
- 11. 29 feet
- 12. 102 feet
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