πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 16 meters long. A string is 2 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A rope is 65 cm long. A string is 18 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
3A rope is 14 meters long. A string is 7 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A rope is 33 inches long. A string is 19 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Priya has a ribbon 53 meters long and cuts off 41 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
6A rope is 52 feet long. A string is 14 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 29 feet long, then adds 9 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Lily has a ribbon 82 feet long and cuts off 78 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 71 cm long, then adds 11 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Sam has a ribbon 32 cm long and cuts off 22 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Penny the Panda has a ribbon 20 feet long and cuts off 8 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Omar has a ribbon 61 feet long and cuts off 3 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 14 meters
- 2. 47 cm
- 3. 7 meters
- 4. 14 inches
- 5. 12 meters
- 6. 38 feet
- 7. 38 feet
- 8. 4 feet
- 9. 82 cm
- 10. 10 cm
- 11. 12 feet
- 12. 58 feet
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