πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily has a ribbon 12 feet long and cuts off 9 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Penny the Panda has a ribbon 25 cm long and cuts off 24 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Leo has a ribbon 10 feet long and cuts off 7 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Astro Ana has a ribbon 20 meters long and cuts off 16 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 13 feet long, then adds 8 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A rope is 14 inches long. A string is 10 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A rope is 19 cm long. A string is 15 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
8A rope is 24 cm long. A string is 18 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
9Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 10 meters long, then adds 4 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Maya builds a train of blocks 30 feet long, then adds 27 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A rope is 27 inches long. A string is 4 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A rope is 26 meters long. A string is 6 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 3 feet
- 2. 1 cm
- 3. 3 feet
- 4. 4 meters
- 5. 21 feet
- 6. 4 inches
- 7. 4 cm
- 8. 6 cm
- 9. 14 meters
- 10. 57 feet
- 11. 23 inches
- 12. 20 meters
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