πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 20 inches long. A string is 9 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 35 inches long, then adds 31 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A rope is 91 meters long. A string is 6 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Penny the Panda has a ribbon 76 feet long and cuts off 3 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Aiden builds a train of blocks 53 meters long, then adds 3 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Maya builds a train of blocks 35 cm long, then adds 5 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Lily builds a train of blocks 62 inches long, then adds 24 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Penny the Panda has a ribbon 35 feet long and cuts off 33 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A rope is 49 meters long. A string is 35 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 48 cm long, then adds 46 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Omar has a ribbon 50 meters long and cuts off 23 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Comet Kim has a ribbon 39 inches long and cuts off 38 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 11 inches
- 2. 66 inches
- 3. 85 meters
- 4. 73 feet
- 5. 56 meters
- 6. 40 cm
- 7. 86 inches
- 8. 2 feet
- 9. 14 meters
- 10. 94 cm
- 11. 27 meters
- 12. 1 inches
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