πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 89 meters long. A string is 1 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A rope is 16 inches long. A string is 11 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Aiden builds a train of blocks 37 meters long, then adds 36 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A rope is 63 cm long. A string is 27 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
5A rope is 93 cm long. A string is 15 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 17 feet long and cuts off 6 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Comet Kim has a ribbon 49 cm long and cuts off 18 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 79 cm long, then adds 43 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
9Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 39 cm long and cuts off 24 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Maya builds a train of blocks 89 feet long, then adds 55 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Zoe builds a train of blocks 19 feet long, then adds 1 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Benny the Bear has a ribbon 48 cm long and cuts off 34 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 88 meters
- 2. 5 inches
- 3. 73 meters
- 4. 36 cm
- 5. 78 cm
- 6. 11 feet
- 7. 31 cm
- 8. 122 cm
- 9. 15 cm
- 10. 144 feet
- 11. 20 feet
- 12. 14 cm
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