πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Benny the Bear has a ribbon 11 inches long and cuts off 1 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Zoe builds a train of blocks 15 feet long, then adds 14 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 30 meters long, then adds 10 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A rope is 18 feet long. A string is 16 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A rope is 26 cm long. A string is 14 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Maya has a ribbon 30 feet long and cuts off 24 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7A rope is 18 feet long. A string is 17 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 20 inches long and cuts off 1 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Zoe builds a train of blocks 27 cm long, then adds 2 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
10A rope is 12 cm long. A string is 3 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Omar has a ribbon 21 feet long and cuts off 8 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Omar has a ribbon 15 feet long and cuts off 3 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 10 inches
- 2. 29 feet
- 3. 40 meters
- 4. 2 feet
- 5. 12 cm
- 6. 6 feet
- 7. 1 feet
- 8. 19 inches
- 9. 29 cm
- 10. 9 cm
- 11. 13 feet
- 12. 12 feet
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