πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 15 feet long. A string is 1 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Priya has a ribbon 42 meters long and cuts off 14 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Maya has a ribbon 68 meters long and cuts off 36 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A rope is 69 meters long. A string is 1 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
5A rope is 14 meters long. A string is 8 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
6A rope is 80 cm long. A string is 21 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 65 inches long, then adds 51 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Omar has a ribbon 72 inches long and cuts off 14 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A rope is 29 cm long. A string is 12 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Sam has a ribbon 83 feet long and cuts off 6 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Sam builds a train of blocks 55 feet long, then adds 21 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Benny the Bear has a ribbon 53 cm long and cuts off 8 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 14 feet
- 2. 28 meters
- 3. 32 meters
- 4. 68 meters
- 5. 6 meters
- 6. 59 cm
- 7. 116 inches
- 8. 58 inches
- 9. 17 cm
- 10. 77 feet
- 11. 76 feet
- 12. 45 cm
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