πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 87 inches long. A string is 30 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A rope is 61 meters long. A string is 21 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Zoe has a ribbon 54 feet long and cuts off 51 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A rope is 90 inches long. A string is 4 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A rope is 81 feet long. A string is 70 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A rope is 11 meters long. A string is 10 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
7A rope is 46 cm long. A string is 16 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 56 inches long and cuts off 12 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A rope is 91 feet long. A string is 76 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Comet Kim has a ribbon 57 inches long and cuts off 2 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 11 inches long, then adds 4 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 35 inches long, then adds 10 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 57 inches
- 2. 40 meters
- 3. 3 feet
- 4. 86 inches
- 5. 11 feet
- 6. 1 meters
- 7. 30 cm
- 8. 44 inches
- 9. 15 feet
- 10. 55 inches
- 11. 15 inches
- 12. 45 inches
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