πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar has a ribbon 28 inches long and cuts off 11 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A rope is 17 feet long. A string is 1 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Captain Nova has a ribbon 30 cm long and cuts off 20 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 26 feet long, then adds 23 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Comet Kim has a ribbon 12 inches long and cuts off 9 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A rope is 29 meters long. A string is 3 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 16 inches long, then adds 4 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A rope is 12 meters long. A string is 6 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
9A rope is 30 cm long. A string is 4 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
10A rope is 17 meters long. A string is 2 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
11A rope is 12 cm long. A string is 11 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Rocket Raj has a ribbon 19 feet long and cuts off 7 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 17 inches
- 2. 16 feet
- 3. 10 cm
- 4. 49 feet
- 5. 3 inches
- 6. 26 meters
- 7. 20 inches
- 8. 6 meters
- 9. 26 cm
- 10. 15 meters
- 11. 1 cm
- 12. 12 feet
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