πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 82 cm long. A string is 8 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
2A rope is 16 meters long. A string is 3 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 100 cm long and cuts off 53 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 15 inches long, then adds 6 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 67 feet long, then adds 44 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A rope is 42 meters long. A string is 7 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
7A rope is 68 meters long. A string is 9 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 88 inches long and cuts off 5 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Aiden has a ribbon 14 meters long and cuts off 9 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Captain Nova has a ribbon 52 cm long and cuts off 40 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
11A rope is 23 feet long. A string is 17 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A rope is 66 meters long. A string is 53 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 74 cm
- 2. 13 meters
- 3. 47 cm
- 4. 21 inches
- 5. 111 feet
- 6. 35 meters
- 7. 59 meters
- 8. 83 inches
- 9. 5 meters
- 10. 12 cm
- 11. 6 feet
- 12. 13 meters
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