πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 66 meters long, then adds 5 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A rope is 28 feet long. A string is 4 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A rope is 81 feet long. A string is 64 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A rope is 55 inches long. A string is 27 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Leo has a ribbon 52 feet long and cuts off 3 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A rope is 17 feet long. A string is 12 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
7A rope is 50 cm long. A string is 13 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Comet Kim has a ribbon 19 cm long and cuts off 17 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
9A rope is 77 cm long. A string is 40 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
10A rope is 74 feet long. A string is 21 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 17 feet long, then adds 3 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A rope is 14 cm long. A string is 3 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 71 meters
- 2. 24 feet
- 3. 17 feet
- 4. 28 inches
- 5. 49 feet
- 6. 5 feet
- 7. 37 cm
- 8. 2 cm
- 9. 37 cm
- 10. 53 feet
- 11. 20 feet
- 12. 11 cm
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