πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe builds a train of blocks 33 cm long, then adds 28 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
2A rope is 42 inches long. A string is 31 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A rope is 15 meters long. A string is 13 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A rope is 40 cm long. A string is 39 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
5Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 76 inches long and cuts off 64 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 17 inches long, then adds 10 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Leo has a ribbon 71 meters long and cuts off 13 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
8A rope is 76 cm long. A string is 12 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
9A rope is 85 inches long. A string is 18 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Captain Nova has a ribbon 96 inches long and cuts off 71 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 64 feet long, then adds 46 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A rope is 29 feet long. A string is 19 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 61 cm
- 2. 11 inches
- 3. 2 meters
- 4. 1 cm
- 5. 12 inches
- 6. 27 inches
- 7. 58 meters
- 8. 64 cm
- 9. 67 inches
- 10. 25 inches
- 11. 110 feet
- 12. 10 feet
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