πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily builds a train of blocks 45 inches long, then adds 11 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Comet Kim has a ribbon 60 feet long and cuts off 26 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A rope is 25 meters long. A string is 5 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Priya has a ribbon 12 inches long and cuts off 6 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A rope is 54 feet long. A string is 50 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A rope is 53 meters long. A string is 43 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
7A rope is 63 inches long. A string is 47 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A rope is 52 feet long. A string is 48 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 72 cm long, then adds 45 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
10A rope is 27 cm long. A string is 17 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Benny the Bear has a ribbon 44 meters long and cuts off 14 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
12A rope is 87 cm long. A string is 42 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 56 inches
- 2. 34 feet
- 3. 20 meters
- 4. 6 inches
- 5. 4 feet
- 6. 10 meters
- 7. 16 inches
- 8. 4 feet
- 9. 117 cm
- 10. 10 cm
- 11. 30 meters
- 12. 45 cm
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