πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe builds a train of blocks 20 inches long, then adds 9 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 16 cm long and cuts off 7 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3A rope is 19 inches long. A string is 12 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Captain Nova has a ribbon 27 meters long and cuts off 25 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5A rope is 10 meters long. A string is 8 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Astro Ana has a ribbon 10 meters long and cuts off 7 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Lily has a ribbon 14 meters long and cuts off 8 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Astro Ana has a ribbon 16 inches long and cuts off 15 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 21 inches long, then adds 2 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A rope is 29 inches long. A string is 21 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Maya builds a train of blocks 27 feet long, then adds 21 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Sam has a ribbon 10 cm long and cuts off 6 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 29 inches
- 2. 9 cm
- 3. 7 inches
- 4. 2 meters
- 5. 2 meters
- 6. 3 meters
- 7. 6 meters
- 8. 1 inches
- 9. 23 inches
- 10. 8 inches
- 11. 48 feet
- 12. 4 cm
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