πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 72 feet long. A string is 56 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 16 cm long, then adds 6 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 59 inches long, then adds 45 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Penny the Panda has a ribbon 78 inches long and cuts off 4 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A rope is 46 cm long. A string is 13 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
6A rope is 14 meters long. A string is 1 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 42 feet long and cuts off 10 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 41 inches long, then adds 12 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Astro Ana has a ribbon 27 feet long and cuts off 16 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10A rope is 55 cm long. A string is 30 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 81 meters long, then adds 47 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Captain Nova has a ribbon 13 meters long and cuts off 1 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 16 feet
- 2. 22 cm
- 3. 104 inches
- 4. 74 inches
- 5. 33 cm
- 6. 13 meters
- 7. 32 feet
- 8. 53 inches
- 9. 11 feet
- 10. 25 cm
- 11. 128 meters
- 12. 12 meters
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