πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden builds a train of blocks 66 feet long, then adds 37 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A rope is 85 inches long. A string is 2 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A rope is 20 meters long. A string is 2 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A rope is 52 inches long. A string is 20 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A rope is 96 meters long. A string is 69 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Comet Kim has a ribbon 61 cm long and cuts off 37 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
7A rope is 22 meters long. A string is 15 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Omar has a ribbon 90 cm long and cuts off 15 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
9Maya builds a train of blocks 25 feet long, then adds 10 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10A rope is 34 inches long. A string is 16 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A rope is 56 feet long. A string is 20 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 79 feet long, then adds 59 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 103 feet
- 2. 83 inches
- 3. 18 meters
- 4. 32 inches
- 5. 27 meters
- 6. 24 cm
- 7. 7 meters
- 8. 75 cm
- 9. 35 feet
- 10. 18 inches
- 11. 36 feet
- 12. 138 feet
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