πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 57 meters long. A string is 52 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Comet Kim has a ribbon 77 cm long and cuts off 40 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3A rope is 15 meters long. A string is 8 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 85 meters long and cuts off 62 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Priya builds a train of blocks 81 meters long, then adds 57 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Maya builds a train of blocks 34 cm long, then adds 9 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Astro Ana has a ribbon 73 cm long and cuts off 11 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8A rope is 13 meters long. A string is 1 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
9A rope is 91 inches long. A string is 36 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Zoe has a ribbon 64 inches long and cuts off 6 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A rope is 25 feet long. A string is 13 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A rope is 83 feet long. A string is 47 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 5 meters
- 2. 37 cm
- 3. 7 meters
- 4. 23 meters
- 5. 138 meters
- 6. 43 cm
- 7. 62 cm
- 8. 12 meters
- 9. 55 inches
- 10. 58 inches
- 11. 12 feet
- 12. 36 feet
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