πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Benny the Bear has a ribbon 15 inches long and cuts off 3 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Priya has a ribbon 24 meters long and cuts off 15 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 20 cm long, then adds 16 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Priya has a ribbon 18 inches long and cuts off 16 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A rope is 30 inches long. A string is 5 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A rope is 16 feet long. A string is 14 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
7A rope is 14 cm long. A string is 11 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Aiden builds a train of blocks 23 inches long, then adds 2 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 17 inches long, then adds 16 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Priya has a ribbon 26 inches long and cuts off 15 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Leo builds a train of blocks 28 feet long, then adds 8 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 16 feet long, then adds 8 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 12 inches
- 2. 9 meters
- 3. 36 cm
- 4. 2 inches
- 5. 25 inches
- 6. 2 feet
- 7. 3 cm
- 8. 25 inches
- 9. 33 inches
- 10. 11 inches
- 11. 36 feet
- 12. 24 feet
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