πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Captain Nova has a ribbon 18 meters long and cuts off 16 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Comet Kim has a ribbon 25 cm long and cuts off 14 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3A rope is 29 inches long. A string is 27 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Zoe builds a train of blocks 29 meters long, then adds 9 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 25 inches long, then adds 24 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 10 inches long, then adds 6 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Aiden builds a train of blocks 18 cm long, then adds 9 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 18 feet long and cuts off 16 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Priya builds a train of blocks 18 cm long, then adds 14 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Leo builds a train of blocks 28 cm long, then adds 21 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Captain Nova has a ribbon 12 feet long and cuts off 2 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Comet Kim has a ribbon 25 cm long and cuts off 17 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 2 meters
- 2. 11 cm
- 3. 2 inches
- 4. 38 meters
- 5. 49 inches
- 6. 16 inches
- 7. 27 cm
- 8. 2 feet
- 9. 32 cm
- 10. 49 cm
- 11. 10 feet
- 12. 8 cm
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