πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Comet Kim has a ribbon 23 inches long and cuts off 18 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A rope is 12 cm long. A string is 10 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 26 feet long, then adds 8 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Rocket Raj has a ribbon 22 cm long and cuts off 15 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
5A blue rope is 15 feet long. A green rope is 6 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A rope is 22 feet long. A string is 12 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
7A rope is 21 meters long. A string is 17 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Leo has a ribbon 22 feet long and cuts off 19 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Priya builds a train of blocks 21 feet long, then adds 13 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10A blue rope is 18 inches long. A green rope is 6 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Maya builds a train of blocks 29 cm long, then adds 22 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
12A blue rope is 11 feet long. A green rope is 3 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 5 inches
- 2. 2 cm
- 3. 34 feet
- 4. 7 cm
- 5. 9 feet
- 6. 10 feet
- 7. 4 meters
- 8. 3 feet
- 9. 34 feet
- 10. 12 inches
- 11. 51 cm
- 12. 8 feet
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