πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 28 cm long. A string is 6 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
2Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 63 meters long, then adds 17 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 100 cm long, then adds 7 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
4A rope is 97 inches long. A string is 32 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Aiden has a ribbon 89 inches long and cuts off 4 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Penny the Panda has a ribbon 49 inches long and cuts off 5 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A rope is 50 cm long. A string is 33 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 91 meters long, then adds 40 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Maya has a ribbon 90 inches long and cuts off 80 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A rope is 67 meters long. A string is 42 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
11A rope is 78 cm long. A string is 29 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 71 meters long and cuts off 32 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 22 cm
- 2. 80 meters
- 3. 107 cm
- 4. 65 inches
- 5. 85 inches
- 6. 44 inches
- 7. 17 cm
- 8. 131 meters
- 9. 10 inches
- 10. 25 meters
- 11. 49 cm
- 12. 39 meters
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