πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe has a ribbon 19 feet long and cuts off 9 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Sam builds a train of blocks 12 cm long, then adds 4 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 30 meters long, then adds 6 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Penny the Panda has a ribbon 13 inches long and cuts off 10 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A rope is 26 cm long. A string is 2 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Omar has a ribbon 12 feet long and cuts off 5 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7A rope is 26 feet long. A string is 14 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Zoe builds a train of blocks 24 meters long, then adds 14 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 13 feet long and cuts off 2 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 10 inches long, then adds 6 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Benny the Bear has a ribbon 14 meters long and cuts off 8 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
12A rope is 11 feet long. A string is 2 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 10 feet
- 2. 16 cm
- 3. 36 meters
- 4. 3 inches
- 5. 24 cm
- 6. 7 feet
- 7. 12 feet
- 8. 38 meters
- 9. 11 feet
- 10. 16 inches
- 11. 6 meters
- 12. 9 feet
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