πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Captain Nova has a ribbon 18 feet long and cuts off 9 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Aiden has a ribbon 21 cm long and cuts off 2 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3A rope is 23 feet long. A string is 5 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 29 inches long, then adds 21 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A rope is 30 meters long. A string is 14 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Astro Ana has a ribbon 20 cm long and cuts off 15 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
7A rope is 26 cm long. A string is 13 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 20 feet long, then adds 12 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Lily builds a train of blocks 11 meters long, then adds 6 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Benny the Bear has a ribbon 14 cm long and cuts off 10 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
11A rope is 24 cm long. A string is 4 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
12A rope is 16 cm long. A string is 9 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 9 feet
- 2. 19 cm
- 3. 18 feet
- 4. 50 inches
- 5. 16 meters
- 6. 5 cm
- 7. 13 cm
- 8. 32 feet
- 9. 17 meters
- 10. 4 cm
- 11. 20 cm
- 12. 7 cm
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