πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 13 inches long, then adds 11 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Astro Ana has a ribbon 11 feet long and cuts off 6 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A rope is 27 meters long. A string is 5 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Priya builds a train of blocks 15 feet long, then adds 12 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A rope is 20 feet long. A string is 8 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A rope is 17 meters long. A string is 9 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
7A rope is 27 feet long. A string is 18 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A rope is 10 feet long. A string is 7 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A rope is 12 feet long. A string is 9 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Comet Kim has a ribbon 15 inches long and cuts off 13 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A rope is 26 cm long. A string is 18 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 13 cm long and cuts off 7 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 24 inches
- 2. 5 feet
- 3. 22 meters
- 4. 27 feet
- 5. 12 feet
- 6. 8 meters
- 7. 9 feet
- 8. 3 feet
- 9. 3 feet
- 10. 2 inches
- 11. 8 cm
- 12. 6 cm
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