πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 24 feet long and cuts off 17 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A rope is 25 inches long. A string is 6 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 20 meters long and cuts off 19 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 26 cm long, then adds 7 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
5Sam builds a train of blocks 13 meters long, then adds 5 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
6A rope is 26 feet long. A string is 24 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
7A rope is 15 inches long. A string is 14 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A rope is 14 feet long. A string is 9 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Benny the Bear has a ribbon 24 meters long and cuts off 16 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Lily has a ribbon 13 inches long and cuts off 9 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 28 meters long, then adds 8 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 17 feet long, then adds 9 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 7 feet
- 2. 19 inches
- 3. 1 meters
- 4. 33 cm
- 5. 18 meters
- 6. 2 feet
- 7. 1 inches
- 8. 5 feet
- 9. 8 meters
- 10. 4 inches
- 11. 36 meters
- 12. 26 feet
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