πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily has a ribbon 32 meters long and cuts off 2 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A rope is 33 meters long. A string is 22 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Priya has a ribbon 43 feet long and cuts off 25 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Aiden builds a train of blocks 89 meters long, then adds 74 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5A rope is 11 meters long. A string is 8 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 14 meters long and cuts off 3 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
7A rope is 15 meters long. A string is 13 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 84 inches long, then adds 64 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A rope is 25 meters long. A string is 18 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
10A rope is 72 meters long. A string is 65 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 90 inches long, then adds 48 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A rope is 37 cm long. A string is 6 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 30 meters
- 2. 11 meters
- 3. 18 feet
- 4. 163 meters
- 5. 3 meters
- 6. 11 meters
- 7. 2 meters
- 8. 148 inches
- 9. 7 meters
- 10. 7 meters
- 11. 138 inches
- 12. 31 cm
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