πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 57 inches long. A string is 43 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Priya has a ribbon 82 cm long and cuts off 45 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3A rope is 85 cm long. A string is 79 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
4A rope is 30 feet long. A string is 17 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A rope is 64 cm long. A string is 19 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Leo builds a train of blocks 56 feet long, then adds 19 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Comet Kim has a ribbon 52 cm long and cuts off 48 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Lily has a ribbon 40 feet long and cuts off 34 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Rocket Raj has a ribbon 74 cm long and cuts off 15 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Rocket Raj has a ribbon 13 meters long and cuts off 11 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 52 cm long, then adds 43 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
12A rope is 95 feet long. A string is 20 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 14 inches
- 2. 37 cm
- 3. 6 cm
- 4. 13 feet
- 5. 45 cm
- 6. 75 feet
- 7. 4 cm
- 8. 6 feet
- 9. 59 cm
- 10. 2 meters
- 11. 95 cm
- 12. 75 feet
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