πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 18 meters long. A string is 8 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A rope is 72 meters long. A string is 4 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 72 feet long, then adds 64 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A rope is 85 meters long. A string is 73 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Lily builds a train of blocks 60 meters long, then adds 7 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
6A rope is 69 cm long. A string is 15 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
7A rope is 98 meters long. A string is 41 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
8A rope is 42 inches long. A string is 29 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Captain Nova has a ribbon 10 feet long and cuts off 9 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10A rope is 31 feet long. A string is 3 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 28 cm long, then adds 4 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
12A rope is 43 meters long. A string is 3 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 10 meters
- 2. 68 meters
- 3. 136 feet
- 4. 12 meters
- 5. 67 meters
- 6. 54 cm
- 7. 57 meters
- 8. 13 inches
- 9. 1 feet
- 10. 28 feet
- 11. 32 cm
- 12. 40 meters
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