πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Comet Kim has a ribbon 13 inches long and cuts off 8 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 29 feet long, then adds 27 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Astro Ana has a ribbon 10 feet long and cuts off 2 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Zoe has a ribbon 11 cm long and cuts off 8 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
5Lily has a ribbon 21 inches long and cuts off 15 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Aiden has a ribbon 14 inches long and cuts off 11 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Lily builds a train of blocks 29 meters long, then adds 28 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
8A rope is 24 meters long. A string is 9 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
9A rope is 12 feet long. A string is 2 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 28 feet long, then adds 7 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A rope is 28 feet long. A string is 20 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Zoe has a ribbon 28 cm long and cuts off 22 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 5 inches
- 2. 56 feet
- 3. 8 feet
- 4. 3 cm
- 5. 6 inches
- 6. 3 inches
- 7. 57 meters
- 8. 15 meters
- 9. 10 feet
- 10. 35 feet
- 11. 8 feet
- 12. 6 cm
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