πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 13 inches long and cuts off 5 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A rope is 29 feet long. A string is 25 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A rope is 18 feet long. A string is 1 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 25 meters long and cuts off 18 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Omar builds a train of blocks 17 meters long, then adds 16 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
6A rope is 23 feet long. A string is 11 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 12 inches long, then adds 3 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Penny the Panda has a ribbon 22 feet long and cuts off 18 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A rope is 26 inches long. A string is 11 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A rope is 16 inches long. A string is 14 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Lily builds a train of blocks 30 inches long, then adds 1 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A rope is 24 cm long. A string is 4 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 8 inches
- 2. 4 feet
- 3. 17 feet
- 4. 7 meters
- 5. 33 meters
- 6. 12 feet
- 7. 15 inches
- 8. 4 feet
- 9. 15 inches
- 10. 2 inches
- 11. 31 inches
- 12. 20 cm
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