πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 41 inches long. A string is 32 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A rope is 92 cm long. A string is 82 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
3A rope is 30 meters long. A string is 27 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Lily has a ribbon 70 feet long and cuts off 69 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Lily builds a train of blocks 61 meters long, then adds 24 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 21 cm long, then adds 1 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 61 meters long, then adds 29 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Comet Kim has a ribbon 91 feet long and cuts off 33 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Comet Kim has a ribbon 14 inches long and cuts off 13 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A rope is 20 feet long. A string is 8 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 63 feet long, then adds 53 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Omar builds a train of blocks 14 feet long, then adds 5 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 9 inches
- 2. 10 cm
- 3. 3 meters
- 4. 1 feet
- 5. 85 meters
- 6. 22 cm
- 7. 90 meters
- 8. 58 feet
- 9. 1 inches
- 10. 12 feet
- 11. 116 feet
- 12. 19 feet
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