πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 34 feet long. A string is 7 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 15 cm long, then adds 1 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 92 meters long and cuts off 63 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Captain Nova has a ribbon 85 feet long and cuts off 16 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A rope is 30 inches long. A string is 6 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A rope is 88 cm long. A string is 36 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Leo has a ribbon 80 feet long and cuts off 26 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 41 cm long, then adds 3 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
9A rope is 16 cm long. A string is 9 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
10A rope is 54 cm long. A string is 4 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
11A rope is 61 cm long. A string is 25 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
12A rope is 14 feet long. A string is 7 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 27 feet
- 2. 16 cm
- 3. 29 meters
- 4. 69 feet
- 5. 24 inches
- 6. 52 cm
- 7. 54 feet
- 8. 44 cm
- 9. 7 cm
- 10. 50 cm
- 11. 36 cm
- 12. 7 feet
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