πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Rocket Raj has a ribbon 27 inches long and cuts off 18 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 27 cm long, then adds 7 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Leo has a ribbon 17 cm long and cuts off 11 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Leo builds a train of blocks 15 meters long, then adds 13 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Comet Kim has a ribbon 17 cm long and cuts off 4 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
6A rope is 11 inches long. A string is 10 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Omar builds a train of blocks 22 cm long, then adds 5 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Benny the Bear has a ribbon 28 cm long and cuts off 4 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
9Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 16 feet long and cuts off 13 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 24 cm long, then adds 16 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 25 feet long, then adds 12 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Priya has a ribbon 10 feet long and cuts off 7 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 9 inches
- 2. 34 cm
- 3. 6 cm
- 4. 28 meters
- 5. 13 cm
- 6. 1 inches
- 7. 27 cm
- 8. 24 cm
- 9. 3 feet
- 10. 40 cm
- 11. 37 feet
- 12. 3 feet
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