πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 20 cm long, then adds 13 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
2Captain Nova has a ribbon 29 cm long and cuts off 3 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 24 meters long and cuts off 23 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A rope is 30 cm long. A string is 2 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
5Aiden has a ribbon 12 feet long and cuts off 8 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Sam has a ribbon 22 inches long and cuts off 1 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A rope is 11 meters long. A string is 8 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Penny the Panda has a ribbon 19 feet long and cuts off 15 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 10 feet long and cuts off 2 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Omar has a ribbon 15 inches long and cuts off 10 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 20 meters long, then adds 16 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Aiden has a ribbon 10 cm long and cuts off 8 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 33 cm
- 2. 26 cm
- 3. 1 meters
- 4. 28 cm
- 5. 4 feet
- 6. 21 inches
- 7. 3 meters
- 8. 4 feet
- 9. 8 feet
- 10. 5 inches
- 11. 36 meters
- 12. 2 cm
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