πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 96 inches long. A string is 29 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Maya builds a train of blocks 59 feet long, then adds 49 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Priya builds a train of blocks 87 cm long, then adds 37 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
4A rope is 66 cm long. A string is 19 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
5Astro Ana has a ribbon 23 inches long and cuts off 16 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A rope is 91 cm long. A string is 26 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Omar has a ribbon 29 inches long and cuts off 4 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A rope is 10 cm long. A string is 5 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
9Aiden has a ribbon 11 meters long and cuts off 10 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Comet Kim has a ribbon 52 meters long and cuts off 5 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 68 inches long and cuts off 11 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Maya builds a train of blocks 100 inches long, then adds 6 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 67 inches
- 2. 108 feet
- 3. 124 cm
- 4. 47 cm
- 5. 7 inches
- 6. 65 cm
- 7. 25 inches
- 8. 5 cm
- 9. 1 meters
- 10. 47 meters
- 11. 57 inches
- 12. 106 inches
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