πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 74 inches long. A string is 9 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Priya has a ribbon 88 feet long and cuts off 46 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 87 cm long and cuts off 84 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
4A rope is 16 inches long. A string is 15 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A rope is 95 meters long. A string is 88 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
6A rope is 80 feet long. A string is 39 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Omar has a ribbon 10 feet long and cuts off 8 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Aiden has a ribbon 86 meters long and cuts off 28 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 70 cm long, then adds 60 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
10A rope is 65 inches long. A string is 21 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Priya has a ribbon 68 cm long and cuts off 47 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 31 feet long and cuts off 13 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 65 inches
- 2. 42 feet
- 3. 3 cm
- 4. 1 inches
- 5. 7 meters
- 6. 41 feet
- 7. 2 feet
- 8. 58 meters
- 9. 130 cm
- 10. 44 inches
- 11. 21 cm
- 12. 18 feet
Practice this lesson online with games that adjust to your child: agarwalmath.com/math/2nd-grade/word-length