πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Benny the Bear has a ribbon 10 inches long and cuts off 4 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Priya builds a train of blocks 15 cm long, then adds 11 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Aiden has a ribbon 14 meters long and cuts off 2 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A rope is 19 cm long. A string is 17 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
5A rope is 22 cm long. A string is 18 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 20 cm long, then adds 14 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
7A blue rope is 26 cm long. A green rope is 9 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
8A blue rope is 28 meters long. A green rope is 16 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
9The red ribbon is 4 meters long. The blue ribbon is 10 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
10A rope is 19 feet long. A string is 5 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A rope is 14 meters long. A string is 10 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
12The red ribbon is 17 cm long. The blue ribbon is 6 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 6 inches
- 2. 26 cm
- 3. 12 meters
- 4. 2 cm
- 5. 4 cm
- 6. 34 cm
- 7. 17 cm
- 8. 12 meters
- 9. 14 meters
- 10. 14 feet
- 11. 4 meters
- 12. 23 cm
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