πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 97 meters long. A string is 6 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A rope is 86 inches long. A string is 80 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A rope is 36 cm long. A string is 14 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Priya builds a train of blocks 26 feet long, then adds 18 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Captain Nova has a ribbon 64 inches long and cuts off 63 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A rope is 27 inches long. A string is 23 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Zoe has a ribbon 56 inches long and cuts off 54 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 51 meters long, then adds 17 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 91 meters long, then adds 32 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 69 cm long and cuts off 32 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
11A rope is 54 feet long. A string is 41 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 19 cm long and cuts off 5 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 91 meters
- 2. 6 inches
- 3. 22 cm
- 4. 44 feet
- 5. 1 inches
- 6. 4 inches
- 7. 2 inches
- 8. 68 meters
- 9. 123 meters
- 10. 37 cm
- 11. 13 feet
- 12. 14 cm
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