πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 74 cm long. A string is 72 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
2Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 29 meters long, then adds 13 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A rope is 42 cm long. A string is 35 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Zoe has a ribbon 25 meters long and cuts off 11 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 20 feet long and cuts off 9 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Priya builds a train of blocks 66 feet long, then adds 32 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Captain Nova has a ribbon 69 meters long and cuts off 12 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 83 inches long, then adds 4 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Zoe builds a train of blocks 89 meters long, then adds 3 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
10A rope is 68 inches long. A string is 24 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A rope is 81 cm long. A string is 54 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
12A rope is 75 inches long. A string is 71 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 2 cm
- 2. 42 meters
- 3. 7 cm
- 4. 14 meters
- 5. 11 feet
- 6. 98 feet
- 7. 57 meters
- 8. 87 inches
- 9. 92 meters
- 10. 44 inches
- 11. 27 cm
- 12. 4 inches
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