πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam has a ribbon 28 feet long and cuts off 18 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 13 feet long, then adds 8 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A rope is 28 inches long. A string is 18 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A rope is 10 feet long. A string is 1 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A rope is 17 meters long. A string is 13 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 15 cm long, then adds 11 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Rocket Raj has a ribbon 13 cm long and cuts off 10 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Maya has a ribbon 23 meters long and cuts off 20 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Comet Kim has a ribbon 29 cm long and cuts off 16 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 16 inches long, then adds 12 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Sam builds a train of blocks 12 cm long, then adds 1 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 14 cm long and cuts off 10 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 10 feet
- 2. 21 feet
- 3. 10 inches
- 4. 9 feet
- 5. 4 meters
- 6. 26 cm
- 7. 3 cm
- 8. 3 meters
- 9. 13 cm
- 10. 28 inches
- 11. 13 cm
- 12. 4 cm
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