πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 84 inches long. A string is 7 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Captain Nova has a ribbon 94 cm long and cuts off 51 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3A rope is 76 feet long. A string is 50 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Astro Ana has a ribbon 46 meters long and cuts off 39 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Leo has a ribbon 42 meters long and cuts off 5 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
6A rope is 15 cm long. A string is 3 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
7A rope is 38 cm long. A string is 18 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Maya builds a train of blocks 82 feet long, then adds 34 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 60 meters long, then adds 27 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Priya builds a train of blocks 51 feet long, then adds 44 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A rope is 86 inches long. A string is 69 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 22 meters long and cuts off 14 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 77 inches
- 2. 43 cm
- 3. 26 feet
- 4. 7 meters
- 5. 37 meters
- 6. 12 cm
- 7. 20 cm
- 8. 116 feet
- 9. 87 meters
- 10. 95 feet
- 11. 17 inches
- 12. 8 meters
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