πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 16 cm long. A string is 11 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
2A rope is 16 feet long. A string is 14 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 40 feet long, then adds 7 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A rope is 94 inches long. A string is 17 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Leo has a ribbon 21 cm long and cuts off 11 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Comet Kim has a ribbon 19 cm long and cuts off 14 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 28 cm long, then adds 7 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 21 meters long and cuts off 13 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Sam has a ribbon 92 meters long and cuts off 67 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 49 inches long and cuts off 12 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A rope is 63 cm long. A string is 51 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
12A rope is 60 inches long. A string is 20 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 5 cm
- 2. 2 feet
- 3. 47 feet
- 4. 77 inches
- 5. 10 cm
- 6. 5 cm
- 7. 35 cm
- 8. 8 meters
- 9. 25 meters
- 10. 37 inches
- 11. 12 cm
- 12. 40 inches
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