πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 14 meters long. A string is 2 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A rope is 18 inches long. A string is 6 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Leo builds a train of blocks 33 meters long, then adds 17 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 75 meters long, then adds 50 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5A rope is 32 cm long. A string is 12 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Omar has a ribbon 56 meters long and cuts off 54 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
7A rope is 97 feet long. A string is 12 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A rope is 18 inches long. A string is 8 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A rope is 19 cm long. A string is 15 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
10A rope is 18 inches long. A string is 13 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 38 feet long, then adds 34 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A rope is 11 meters long. A string is 4 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 12 meters
- 2. 12 inches
- 3. 50 meters
- 4. 125 meters
- 5. 20 cm
- 6. 2 meters
- 7. 85 feet
- 8. 10 inches
- 9. 4 cm
- 10. 5 inches
- 11. 72 feet
- 12. 7 meters
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