πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily has a ribbon 15 feet long and cuts off 3 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Benny the Bear has a ribbon 13 cm long and cuts off 1 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Penny the Panda has a ribbon 23 meters long and cuts off 2 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A rope is 27 feet long. A string is 1 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A rope is 22 meters long. A string is 5 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Rocket Raj has a ribbon 16 feet long and cuts off 6 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Captain Nova has a ribbon 18 feet long and cuts off 10 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A rope is 20 cm long. A string is 9 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
9Zoe builds a train of blocks 11 meters long, then adds 4 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
10A rope is 18 meters long. A string is 13 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 24 feet long and cuts off 6 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 13 cm long and cuts off 2 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 12 feet
- 2. 12 cm
- 3. 21 meters
- 4. 26 feet
- 5. 17 meters
- 6. 10 feet
- 7. 8 feet
- 8. 11 cm
- 9. 15 meters
- 10. 5 meters
- 11. 18 feet
- 12. 11 cm
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