πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 24 feet long. A string is 22 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Penny the Panda has a ribbon 49 feet long and cuts off 35 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Penny the Panda has a ribbon 73 inches long and cuts off 16 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 22 cm long, then adds 8 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
5A rope is 10 cm long. A string is 6 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Benny the Bear has a ribbon 43 cm long and cuts off 6 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 98 cm long, then adds 48 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 34 inches long and cuts off 30 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Penny the Panda has a ribbon 45 cm long and cuts off 33 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
10A rope is 93 feet long. A string is 22 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A rope is 53 meters long. A string is 45 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 87 meters long, then adds 35 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 2 feet
- 2. 14 feet
- 3. 57 inches
- 4. 30 cm
- 5. 4 cm
- 6. 37 cm
- 7. 146 cm
- 8. 4 inches
- 9. 12 cm
- 10. 71 feet
- 11. 8 meters
- 12. 122 meters
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