πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar builds a train of blocks 79 cm long, then adds 11 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
2A rope is 39 cm long. A string is 30 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Zoe has a ribbon 97 inches long and cuts off 64 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A rope is 84 cm long. A string is 68 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
5A rope is 58 inches long. A string is 37 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Benny the Bear has a ribbon 23 inches long and cuts off 22 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 37 meters long, then adds 10 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
8A rope is 51 inches long. A string is 5 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A rope is 71 meters long. A string is 50 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Leo has a ribbon 39 cm long and cuts off 32 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
11A rope is 99 cm long. A string is 92 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
12A rope is 55 cm long. A string is 9 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 90 cm
- 2. 9 cm
- 3. 33 inches
- 4. 16 cm
- 5. 21 inches
- 6. 1 inches
- 7. 47 meters
- 8. 46 inches
- 9. 21 meters
- 10. 7 cm
- 11. 7 cm
- 12. 46 cm
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