πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 10 feet long and cuts off 8 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Comet Kim has a ribbon 21 meters long and cuts off 11 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
3The red ribbon is 13 feet long. The blue ribbon is 6 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A rope is 22 feet long. A string is 17 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 19 meters long, then adds 3 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 18 inches long, then adds 13 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A rope is 23 meters long. A string is 10 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
8The red ribbon is 16 feet long. The blue ribbon is 3 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 30 cm long, then adds 20 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
10A rope is 27 meters long. A string is 15 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
11A blue rope is 10 feet long. A green rope is 4 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Maya has a ribbon 30 inches long and cuts off 13 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 2 feet
- 2. 10 meters
- 3. 19 feet
- 4. 5 feet
- 5. 22 meters
- 6. 31 inches
- 7. 13 meters
- 8. 19 feet
- 9. 50 cm
- 10. 12 meters
- 11. 6 feet
- 12. 17 inches
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