πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 64 cm long. A string is 63 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
2Benny the Bear has a ribbon 36 feet long and cuts off 30 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 89 inches long, then adds 85 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A rope is 69 cm long. A string is 23 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
5Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 91 inches long and cuts off 74 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Priya has a ribbon 45 feet long and cuts off 27 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7A rope is 15 feet long. A string is 2 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A rope is 49 feet long. A string is 12 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 27 cm long and cuts off 4 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 75 inches long, then adds 11 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Aiden builds a train of blocks 70 meters long, then adds 21 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
12A rope is 73 meters long. A string is 17 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 1 cm
- 2. 6 feet
- 3. 174 inches
- 4. 46 cm
- 5. 17 inches
- 6. 18 feet
- 7. 13 feet
- 8. 37 feet
- 9. 23 cm
- 10. 86 inches
- 11. 91 meters
- 12. 56 meters
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