πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Captain Nova has a ribbon 20 meters long and cuts off 17 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 17 inches long, then adds 8 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A rope is 30 meters long. A string is 4 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 26 feet long, then adds 24 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Comet Kim has a ribbon 26 inches long and cuts off 2 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A rope is 16 cm long. A string is 15 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Leo builds a train of blocks 10 meters long, then adds 5 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 22 feet long, then adds 2 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A rope is 13 feet long. A string is 11 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 26 inches long, then adds 22 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A rope is 11 feet long. A string is 10 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Astro Ana has a ribbon 14 cm long and cuts off 7 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 3 meters
- 2. 25 inches
- 3. 26 meters
- 4. 50 feet
- 5. 24 inches
- 6. 1 cm
- 7. 15 meters
- 8. 24 feet
- 9. 2 feet
- 10. 48 inches
- 11. 1 feet
- 12. 7 cm
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