πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Rocket Raj has a ribbon 79 inches long and cuts off 48 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A rope is 59 feet long. A string is 31 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A rope is 82 meters long. A string is 45 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A rope is 72 meters long. A string is 19 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Captain Nova has a ribbon 98 cm long and cuts off 30 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 36 feet long, then adds 6 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7A rope is 37 cm long. A string is 27 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
8A rope is 26 meters long. A string is 13 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
9A rope is 69 cm long. A string is 20 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Captain Nova has a ribbon 60 cm long and cuts off 25 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Priya has a ribbon 50 meters long and cuts off 37 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
12A rope is 16 cm long. A string is 9 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 31 inches
- 2. 28 feet
- 3. 37 meters
- 4. 53 meters
- 5. 68 cm
- 6. 42 feet
- 7. 10 cm
- 8. 13 meters
- 9. 49 cm
- 10. 35 cm
- 11. 13 meters
- 12. 7 cm
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