πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 78 feet long. A string is 20 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 48 cm long, then adds 28 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3A rope is 95 cm long. A string is 68 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
4A rope is 68 inches long. A string is 50 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Lily builds a train of blocks 44 inches long, then adds 25 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 49 feet long, then adds 35 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Zoe has a ribbon 56 cm long and cuts off 12 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Sam builds a train of blocks 60 cm long, then adds 26 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
9A rope is 44 feet long. A string is 16 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 50 feet long and cuts off 47 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A rope is 16 meters long. A string is 5 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 76 meters long, then adds 28 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 58 feet
- 2. 76 cm
- 3. 27 cm
- 4. 18 inches
- 5. 69 inches
- 6. 84 feet
- 7. 44 cm
- 8. 86 cm
- 9. 28 feet
- 10. 3 feet
- 11. 11 meters
- 12. 104 meters
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