πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily has a ribbon 26 inches long and cuts off 11 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A rope is 20 inches long. A string is 4 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Leo has a ribbon 21 cm long and cuts off 13 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Astro Ana has a ribbon 28 inches long and cuts off 15 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Leo builds a train of blocks 17 inches long, then adds 6 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 17 cm long, then adds 7 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
7The red ribbon is 4 inches long. The blue ribbon is 11 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Captain Nova has a ribbon 11 feet long and cuts off 7 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A blue rope is 17 meters long. A green rope is 6 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 13 inches long and cuts off 9 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A blue rope is 12 meters long. A green rope is 7 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 28 meters long, then adds 22 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 15 inches
- 2. 16 inches
- 3. 8 cm
- 4. 13 inches
- 5. 23 inches
- 6. 24 cm
- 7. 15 inches
- 8. 4 feet
- 9. 11 meters
- 10. 4 inches
- 11. 5 meters
- 12. 50 meters
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