πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily has a ribbon 14 feet long and cuts off 5 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 14 inches long, then adds 3 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 18 inches long and cuts off 11 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4The red ribbon is 12 feet long. The blue ribbon is 16 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A blue rope is 13 inches long. A green rope is 8 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Comet Kim has a ribbon 30 inches long and cuts off 5 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7The red ribbon is 14 meters long. The blue ribbon is 3 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
8A blue rope is 12 cm long. A green rope is 10 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
9Sam builds a train of blocks 17 meters long, then adds 10 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Rocket Raj has a ribbon 30 feet long and cuts off 26 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A rope is 30 cm long. A string is 25 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Rocket Raj has a ribbon 16 inches long and cuts off 13 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 9 feet
- 2. 17 inches
- 3. 7 inches
- 4. 28 feet
- 5. 5 inches
- 6. 25 inches
- 7. 17 meters
- 8. 2 cm
- 9. 27 meters
- 10. 4 feet
- 11. 5 cm
- 12. 3 inches
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