πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo has a ribbon 19 inches long and cuts off 12 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A rope is 15 meters long. A string is 12 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Benny the Bear has a ribbon 23 meters long and cuts off 11 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 18 inches long, then adds 12 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Benny the Bear has a ribbon 16 meters long and cuts off 13 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Astro Ana has a ribbon 29 inches long and cuts off 18 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 21 inches long, then adds 15 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 10 cm long, then adds 2 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
9Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 12 cm long and cuts off 4 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 10 inches long, then adds 8 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 12 meters long, then adds 4 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Rocket Raj has a ribbon 26 feet long and cuts off 10 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 7 inches
- 2. 3 meters
- 3. 12 meters
- 4. 30 inches
- 5. 3 meters
- 6. 11 inches
- 7. 36 inches
- 8. 12 cm
- 9. 8 cm
- 10. 18 inches
- 11. 16 meters
- 12. 16 feet
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