πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Captain Nova has a ribbon 26 meters long and cuts off 2 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A rope is 27 feet long. A string is 22 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Priya has a ribbon 22 meters long and cuts off 2 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 21 inches long, then adds 9 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A rope is 17 cm long. A string is 16 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Zoe has a ribbon 19 cm long and cuts off 12 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
7A rope is 16 meters long. A string is 12 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
8A rope is 13 inches long. A string is 10 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Lily has a ribbon 14 meters long and cuts off 10 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 24 feet long, then adds 23 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 20 cm long, then adds 8 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
12A rope is 17 feet long. A string is 12 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 24 meters
- 2. 5 feet
- 3. 20 meters
- 4. 30 inches
- 5. 1 cm
- 6. 7 cm
- 7. 4 meters
- 8. 3 inches
- 9. 4 meters
- 10. 47 feet
- 11. 28 cm
- 12. 5 feet
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