πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Captain Nova has a ribbon 26 feet long and cuts off 14 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A rope is 22 feet long. A string is 3 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A rope is 16 feet long. A string is 4 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Zoe builds a train of blocks 10 cm long, then adds 7 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
5A rope is 20 cm long. A string is 15 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 11 inches long, then adds 9 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 15 feet long, then adds 1 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Benny the Bear has a ribbon 26 inches long and cuts off 4 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A rope is 23 inches long. A string is 12 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A rope is 16 feet long. A string is 10 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Lily has a ribbon 14 cm long and cuts off 2 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Omar builds a train of blocks 24 inches long, then adds 9 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 12 feet
- 2. 19 feet
- 3. 12 feet
- 4. 17 cm
- 5. 5 cm
- 6. 20 inches
- 7. 16 feet
- 8. 22 inches
- 9. 11 inches
- 10. 6 feet
- 11. 12 cm
- 12. 33 inches
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