πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 58 cm long. A string is 13 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
2Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 58 cm long, then adds 54 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Astro Ana has a ribbon 49 cm long and cuts off 47 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
4A rope is 47 meters long. A string is 7 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Priya has a ribbon 54 cm long and cuts off 28 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Lily builds a train of blocks 20 cm long, then adds 12 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 50 meters long, then adds 5 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 83 meters long, then adds 9 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
9A rope is 67 meters long. A string is 34 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
10A rope is 48 feet long. A string is 41 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A rope is 95 meters long. A string is 15 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 49 feet long and cuts off 1 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 45 cm
- 2. 112 cm
- 3. 2 cm
- 4. 40 meters
- 5. 26 cm
- 6. 32 cm
- 7. 55 meters
- 8. 92 meters
- 9. 33 meters
- 10. 7 feet
- 11. 80 meters
- 12. 48 feet
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