πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 85 meters long. A string is 23 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 30 meters long and cuts off 24 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Sam has a ribbon 46 meters long and cuts off 25 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 84 meters long, then adds 71 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5A rope is 55 feet long. A string is 52 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A rope is 83 meters long. A string is 48 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Astro Ana has a ribbon 12 inches long and cuts off 2 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A rope is 73 meters long. A string is 23 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
9A rope is 53 feet long. A string is 43 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Maya builds a train of blocks 85 feet long, then adds 41 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 38 feet long, then adds 27 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A rope is 93 inches long. A string is 40 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 62 meters
- 2. 6 meters
- 3. 21 meters
- 4. 155 meters
- 5. 3 feet
- 6. 35 meters
- 7. 10 inches
- 8. 50 meters
- 9. 10 feet
- 10. 126 feet
- 11. 65 feet
- 12. 53 inches
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