πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 12 inches long and cuts off 5 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A rope is 22 meters long. A string is 5 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 22 cm long, then adds 5 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
4A rope is 19 cm long. A string is 4 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
5Leo builds a train of blocks 20 cm long, then adds 1 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Penny the Panda has a ribbon 14 feet long and cuts off 11 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Captain Nova has a ribbon 13 cm long and cuts off 11 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Priya builds a train of blocks 21 inches long, then adds 19 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 11 feet long and cuts off 3 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 13 meters long, then adds 8 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Leo builds a train of blocks 24 feet long, then adds 12 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A rope is 21 feet long. A string is 14 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 7 inches
- 2. 17 meters
- 3. 27 cm
- 4. 15 cm
- 5. 21 cm
- 6. 3 feet
- 7. 2 cm
- 8. 40 inches
- 9. 8 feet
- 10. 21 meters
- 11. 36 feet
- 12. 7 feet
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