πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe builds a train of blocks 13 meters long, then adds 7 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A rope is 10 inches long. A string is 9 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Omar builds a train of blocks 99 inches long, then adds 79 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Benny the Bear has a ribbon 19 meters long and cuts off 16 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5A rope is 72 feet long. A string is 35 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Zoe has a ribbon 84 inches long and cuts off 44 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Lily has a ribbon 94 cm long and cuts off 48 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8A rope is 96 meters long. A string is 30 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Comet Kim has a ribbon 21 cm long and cuts off 16 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 48 meters long, then adds 40 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11A rope is 11 cm long. A string is 1 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
12A rope is 56 feet long. A string is 43 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 20 meters
- 2. 1 inches
- 3. 178 inches
- 4. 3 meters
- 5. 37 feet
- 6. 40 inches
- 7. 46 cm
- 8. 66 meters
- 9. 5 cm
- 10. 88 meters
- 11. 10 cm
- 12. 13 feet
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