πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 20 inches long. A string is 5 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Astro Ana has a ribbon 10 cm long and cuts off 3 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 37 meters long, then adds 32 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Maya builds a train of blocks 48 meters long, then adds 45 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Priya has a ribbon 55 feet long and cuts off 20 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A rope is 83 inches long. A string is 24 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A rope is 20 inches long. A string is 17 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Maya has a ribbon 18 inches long and cuts off 8 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A rope is 20 cm long. A string is 16 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 76 meters long, then adds 34 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11A rope is 24 meters long. A string is 1 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
12A rope is 10 inches long. A string is 7 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 15 inches
- 2. 7 cm
- 3. 69 meters
- 4. 93 meters
- 5. 35 feet
- 6. 59 inches
- 7. 3 inches
- 8. 10 inches
- 9. 4 cm
- 10. 110 meters
- 11. 23 meters
- 12. 3 inches
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