πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya has a ribbon 22 inches long and cuts off 9 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Captain Nova has a ribbon 21 meters long and cuts off 15 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 25 feet long, then adds 18 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Astro Ana has a ribbon 24 inches long and cuts off 2 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Comet Kim has a ribbon 28 feet long and cuts off 18 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 28 meters long, then adds 16 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Comet Kim has a ribbon 13 meters long and cuts off 12 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
8A rope is 21 feet long. A string is 15 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A rope is 24 feet long. A string is 15 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 29 meters long, then adds 11 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 25 meters long and cuts off 23 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
12A rope is 28 meters long. A string is 5 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 13 inches
- 2. 6 meters
- 3. 43 feet
- 4. 22 inches
- 5. 10 feet
- 6. 44 meters
- 7. 1 meters
- 8. 6 feet
- 9. 9 feet
- 10. 40 meters
- 11. 2 meters
- 12. 23 meters
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