πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 39 meters long. A string is 36 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Rocket Raj has a ribbon 83 cm long and cuts off 54 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Rocket Raj has a ribbon 24 cm long and cuts off 14 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 70 meters long, then adds 41 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Benny the Bear has a ribbon 74 feet long and cuts off 17 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 87 meters long, then adds 59 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Zoe has a ribbon 57 feet long and cuts off 35 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A rope is 84 meters long. A string is 36 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
9A rope is 84 feet long. A string is 48 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
10A rope is 22 feet long. A string is 17 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A rope is 90 cm long. A string is 81 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 93 cm long, then adds 67 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 3 meters
- 2. 29 cm
- 3. 10 cm
- 4. 111 meters
- 5. 57 feet
- 6. 146 meters
- 7. 22 feet
- 8. 48 meters
- 9. 36 feet
- 10. 5 feet
- 11. 9 cm
- 12. 160 cm
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