πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 34 feet long. A string is 11 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A rope is 97 feet long. A string is 41 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Priya has a ribbon 86 meters long and cuts off 23 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 83 cm long, then adds 54 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
5A rope is 84 meters long. A string is 55 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 73 feet long, then adds 55 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7A rope is 59 cm long. A string is 20 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 50 inches long, then adds 17 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 17 cm long, then adds 14 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Benny the Bear has a ribbon 53 inches long and cuts off 41 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A rope is 27 meters long. A string is 15 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 14 cm long, then adds 3 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 23 feet
- 2. 56 feet
- 3. 63 meters
- 4. 137 cm
- 5. 29 meters
- 6. 128 feet
- 7. 39 cm
- 8. 67 inches
- 9. 31 cm
- 10. 12 inches
- 11. 12 meters
- 12. 17 cm
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