πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Astro Ana has a ribbon 18 inches long and cuts off 12 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 20 feet long, then adds 11 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A rope is 17 cm long. A string is 12 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
4A blue rope is 17 feet long. A green rope is 3 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
5The red ribbon is 20 cm long. The blue ribbon is 6 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
6A rope is 26 cm long. A string is 12 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
7A rope is 19 feet long. A string is 17 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Astro Ana has a ribbon 17 cm long and cuts off 13 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
9The red ribbon is 15 feet long. The blue ribbon is 13 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 14 meters long, then adds 7 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11A blue rope is 22 meters long. A green rope is 2 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 18 inches long and cuts off 8 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 6 inches
- 2. 31 feet
- 3. 5 cm
- 4. 14 feet
- 5. 26 cm
- 6. 14 cm
- 7. 2 feet
- 8. 4 cm
- 9. 28 feet
- 10. 21 meters
- 11. 20 meters
- 12. 10 inches
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