πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 52 inches long. A string is 42 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Lily builds a train of blocks 35 cm long, then adds 26 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 69 cm long and cuts off 23 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 19 cm long, then adds 4 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
5Maya has a ribbon 54 meters long and cuts off 40 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
6A rope is 31 inches long. A string is 17 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Rocket Raj has a ribbon 100 feet long and cuts off 48 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 44 cm long, then adds 39 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
9A rope is 24 cm long. A string is 13 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 67 meters long, then adds 4 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Aiden builds a train of blocks 20 inches long, then adds 8 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A rope is 50 feet long. A string is 10 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 10 inches
- 2. 61 cm
- 3. 46 cm
- 4. 23 cm
- 5. 14 meters
- 6. 14 inches
- 7. 52 feet
- 8. 83 cm
- 9. 11 cm
- 10. 71 meters
- 11. 28 inches
- 12. 40 feet
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