πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 21 inches long. A string is 11 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Penny the Panda has a ribbon 21 cm long and cuts off 15 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 17 meters long, then adds 3 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Priya builds a train of blocks 23 cm long, then adds 18 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
5Priya has a ribbon 12 feet long and cuts off 11 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 13 meters long, then adds 9 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Benny the Bear has a ribbon 21 feet long and cuts off 16 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A rope is 15 cm long. A string is 5 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
9A rope is 23 cm long. A string is 13 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
10A rope is 28 cm long. A string is 21 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 19 meters long, then adds 15 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Captain Nova has a ribbon 22 cm long and cuts off 1 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 10 inches
- 2. 6 cm
- 3. 20 meters
- 4. 41 cm
- 5. 1 feet
- 6. 22 meters
- 7. 5 feet
- 8. 10 cm
- 9. 10 cm
- 10. 7 cm
- 11. 34 meters
- 12. 21 cm
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