πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 52 feet long. A string is 20 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A rope is 99 cm long. A string is 57 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Benny the Bear has a ribbon 29 meters long and cuts off 8 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Maya builds a train of blocks 66 inches long, then adds 10 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 91 meters long and cuts off 4 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 59 meters long, then adds 13 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Benny the Bear has a ribbon 64 meters long and cuts off 28 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Penny the Panda has a ribbon 16 feet long and cuts off 10 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Captain Nova has a ribbon 89 cm long and cuts off 25 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
10A rope is 17 cm long. A string is 12 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Zoe builds a train of blocks 74 meters long, then adds 18 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 49 meters long and cuts off 7 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 32 feet
- 2. 42 cm
- 3. 21 meters
- 4. 76 inches
- 5. 87 meters
- 6. 72 meters
- 7. 36 meters
- 8. 6 feet
- 9. 64 cm
- 10. 5 cm
- 11. 92 meters
- 12. 42 meters
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