πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 90 inches long. A string is 76 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Penny the Panda has a ribbon 21 feet long and cuts off 8 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A rope is 74 cm long. A string is 18 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 87 cm long and cuts off 43 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
5Omar has a ribbon 12 feet long and cuts off 1 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A rope is 43 meters long. A string is 8 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Penny the Panda has a ribbon 52 cm long and cuts off 19 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Leo has a ribbon 17 inches long and cuts off 15 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 34 inches long, then adds 6 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A rope is 87 feet long. A string is 76 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A rope is 84 cm long. A string is 21 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
12A rope is 99 meters long. A string is 80 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 14 inches
- 2. 13 feet
- 3. 56 cm
- 4. 44 cm
- 5. 11 feet
- 6. 35 meters
- 7. 33 cm
- 8. 2 inches
- 9. 40 inches
- 10. 11 feet
- 11. 63 cm
- 12. 19 meters
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