πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 42 feet long. A string is 41 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A rope is 33 meters long. A string is 26 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Lily has a ribbon 18 feet long and cuts off 14 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Penny the Panda has a ribbon 54 meters long and cuts off 22 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Aiden has a ribbon 77 meters long and cuts off 31 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Sam has a ribbon 87 cm long and cuts off 11 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Lily builds a train of blocks 87 inches long, then adds 86 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Captain Nova has a ribbon 44 meters long and cuts off 38 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Priya builds a train of blocks 49 inches long, then adds 36 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A rope is 69 cm long. A string is 29 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 42 feet long, then adds 27 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Aiden has a ribbon 45 inches long and cuts off 28 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 1 feet
- 2. 7 meters
- 3. 4 feet
- 4. 32 meters
- 5. 46 meters
- 6. 76 cm
- 7. 173 inches
- 8. 6 meters
- 9. 85 inches
- 10. 40 cm
- 11. 69 feet
- 12. 17 inches
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