πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Captain Nova has a ribbon 18 meters long and cuts off 13 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A rope is 15 inches long. A string is 14 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Aiden builds a train of blocks 23 inches long, then adds 7 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 26 inches long, then adds 10 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Comet Kim has a ribbon 17 cm long and cuts off 7 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
6A rope is 20 meters long. A string is 13 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
7A rope is 24 feet long. A string is 23 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 22 cm long, then adds 17 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
9A rope is 12 meters long. A string is 5 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 19 meters long and cuts off 15 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 15 cm long and cuts off 3 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 18 cm long and cuts off 6 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 5 meters
- 2. 1 inches
- 3. 30 inches
- 4. 36 inches
- 5. 10 cm
- 6. 7 meters
- 7. 1 feet
- 8. 39 cm
- 9. 7 meters
- 10. 4 meters
- 11. 12 cm
- 12. 12 cm
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