πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 13 feet long. A string is 5 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 27 inches long, then adds 24 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 39 feet long, then adds 17 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A rope is 82 cm long. A string is 49 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
5Omar has a ribbon 48 cm long and cuts off 26 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
6A rope is 46 cm long. A string is 33 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 95 cm long and cuts off 28 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Astro Ana has a ribbon 18 feet long and cuts off 16 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 56 cm long, then adds 2 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Comet Kim has a ribbon 17 meters long and cuts off 4 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11A rope is 41 cm long. A string is 7 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
12A rope is 23 inches long. A string is 7 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 8 feet
- 2. 51 inches
- 3. 56 feet
- 4. 33 cm
- 5. 22 cm
- 6. 13 cm
- 7. 67 cm
- 8. 2 feet
- 9. 58 cm
- 10. 13 meters
- 11. 34 cm
- 12. 16 inches
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