πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo has a ribbon 36 meters long and cuts off 1 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A rope is 31 meters long. A string is 18 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A rope is 59 inches long. A string is 33 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A rope is 94 cm long. A string is 10 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
5A rope is 63 inches long. A string is 48 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A rope is 86 inches long. A string is 39 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 94 inches long, then adds 56 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 27 cm long, then adds 12 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
9Aiden has a ribbon 47 inches long and cuts off 32 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Omar has a ribbon 20 cm long and cuts off 5 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
11A rope is 72 feet long. A string is 42 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A rope is 22 feet long. A string is 8 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 35 meters
- 2. 13 meters
- 3. 26 inches
- 4. 84 cm
- 5. 15 inches
- 6. 47 inches
- 7. 150 inches
- 8. 39 cm
- 9. 15 inches
- 10. 15 cm
- 11. 30 feet
- 12. 14 feet
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