πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 52 inches long. A string is 25 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A rope is 51 meters long. A string is 43 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 75 inches long and cuts off 66 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A rope is 67 cm long. A string is 60 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
5A rope is 22 meters long. A string is 6 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 24 meters long, then adds 17 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Zoe has a ribbon 52 meters long and cuts off 27 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Leo has a ribbon 76 feet long and cuts off 29 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A rope is 33 inches long. A string is 14 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A rope is 55 meters long. A string is 54 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 68 cm long and cuts off 54 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
12A rope is 96 feet long. A string is 9 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 27 inches
- 2. 8 meters
- 3. 9 inches
- 4. 7 cm
- 5. 16 meters
- 6. 41 meters
- 7. 25 meters
- 8. 47 feet
- 9. 19 inches
- 10. 1 meters
- 11. 14 cm
- 12. 87 feet
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