πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 19 inches long. A string is 17 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A rope is 74 feet long. A string is 52 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 18 feet long, then adds 1 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Sam builds a train of blocks 30 feet long, then adds 26 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Maya builds a train of blocks 70 inches long, then adds 37 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Zoe builds a train of blocks 24 inches long, then adds 15 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Rocket Raj has a ribbon 90 inches long and cuts off 75 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Captain Nova has a ribbon 66 cm long and cuts off 28 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
9Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 30 feet long, then adds 2 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10A rope is 18 meters long. A string is 14 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
11A rope is 22 inches long. A string is 8 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Priya builds a train of blocks 98 inches long, then adds 59 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 2 inches
- 2. 22 feet
- 3. 19 feet
- 4. 56 feet
- 5. 107 inches
- 6. 39 inches
- 7. 15 inches
- 8. 38 cm
- 9. 32 feet
- 10. 4 meters
- 11. 14 inches
- 12. 157 inches
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