πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Penny the Panda has a ribbon 15 meters long and cuts off 5 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 16 meters long and cuts off 7 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Benny the Bear has a ribbon 11 cm long and cuts off 9 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
4A rope is 14 inches long. A string is 7 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 24 meters long, then adds 4 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
6A rope is 23 cm long. A string is 1 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
7A rope is 30 cm long. A string is 13 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Maya builds a train of blocks 25 meters long, then adds 24 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
9A rope is 29 feet long. A string is 21 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 13 inches long, then adds 5 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 13 feet long, then adds 7 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Omar builds a train of blocks 25 feet long, then adds 15 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 10 meters
- 2. 9 meters
- 3. 2 cm
- 4. 7 inches
- 5. 28 meters
- 6. 22 cm
- 7. 17 cm
- 8. 49 meters
- 9. 8 feet
- 10. 18 inches
- 11. 20 feet
- 12. 40 feet
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