πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo has a ribbon 22 inches long and cuts off 19 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Maya has a ribbon 22 feet long and cuts off 1 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A rope is 17 cm long. A string is 13 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
4A rope is 16 meters long. A string is 11 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Captain Nova has a ribbon 18 cm long and cuts off 4 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Comet Kim has a ribbon 29 meters long and cuts off 28 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Aiden builds a train of blocks 17 feet long, then adds 12 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 12 feet long, then adds 9 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Aiden builds a train of blocks 20 cm long, then adds 16 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
10A rope is 20 meters long. A string is 4 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Omar builds a train of blocks 29 inches long, then adds 20 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A rope is 28 inches long. A string is 9 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 3 inches
- 2. 21 feet
- 3. 4 cm
- 4. 5 meters
- 5. 14 cm
- 6. 1 meters
- 7. 29 feet
- 8. 21 feet
- 9. 36 cm
- 10. 16 meters
- 11. 49 inches
- 12. 19 inches
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