πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Astro Ana has a ribbon 10 meters long and cuts off 2 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A rope is 18 inches long. A string is 13 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
3The red ribbon is 6 cm long. The blue ribbon is 20 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Leo builds a train of blocks 11 meters long, then adds 6 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5The red ribbon is 7 meters long. The blue ribbon is 4 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Benny the Bear has a ribbon 11 meters long and cuts off 9 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
7The red ribbon is 13 meters long. The blue ribbon is 14 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
8The red ribbon is 12 inches long. The blue ribbon is 9 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A rope is 13 feet long. A string is 8 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
10A blue rope is 16 cm long. A green rope is 14 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Benny the Bear has a ribbon 11 feet long and cuts off 8 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A rope is 23 inches long. A string is 3 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 8 meters
- 2. 5 inches
- 3. 26 cm
- 4. 17 meters
- 5. 11 meters
- 6. 2 meters
- 7. 27 meters
- 8. 21 inches
- 9. 5 feet
- 10. 2 cm
- 11. 3 feet
- 12. 20 inches
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