πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 31 meters long. A string is 18 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 16 feet long, then adds 2 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Captain Nova has a ribbon 95 cm long and cuts off 10 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Leo has a ribbon 20 meters long and cuts off 8 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Omar has a ribbon 41 feet long and cuts off 16 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 46 feet long, then adds 35 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Comet Kim has a ribbon 36 cm long and cuts off 6 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 24 feet long, then adds 14 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A rope is 60 feet long. A string is 22 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Zoe builds a train of blocks 45 meters long, then adds 5 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Rocket Raj has a ribbon 52 meters long and cuts off 16 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
12A rope is 12 cm long. A string is 2 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 13 meters
- 2. 18 feet
- 3. 85 cm
- 4. 12 meters
- 5. 25 feet
- 6. 81 feet
- 7. 30 cm
- 8. 38 feet
- 9. 38 feet
- 10. 50 meters
- 11. 36 meters
- 12. 10 cm
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