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 3 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Leo builds a train of blocks 99 inches long, then adds 24 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Lily builds a train of blocks 48 meters long, then adds 27 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Penny the Panda has a ribbon 28 inches long and cuts off 23 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Priya builds a train of blocks 28 meters long, then adds 4 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Priya builds a train of blocks 82 feet long, then adds 75 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7A rope is 100 feet long. A string is 69 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Lily has a ribbon 89 meters long and cuts off 57 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Maya builds a train of blocks 44 inches long, then adds 42 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A rope is 73 inches long. A string is 23 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Penny the Panda has a ribbon 32 inches long and cuts off 16 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A rope is 31 meters long. A string is 5 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 11 meters
- 2. 123 inches
- 3. 75 meters
- 4. 5 inches
- 5. 32 meters
- 6. 157 feet
- 7. 31 feet
- 8. 32 meters
- 9. 86 inches
- 10. 50 inches
- 11. 16 inches
- 12. 26 meters
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