πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 12 feet long. A string is 4 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 20 meters long, then adds 7 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 15 cm long and cuts off 9 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Penny the Panda has a ribbon 13 meters long and cuts off 6 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 12 inches long and cuts off 4 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A rope is 13 inches long. A string is 2 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A rope is 29 feet long. A string is 16 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Penny the Panda has a ribbon 15 inches long and cuts off 13 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A rope is 20 inches long. A string is 1 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 19 cm long, then adds 18 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Astro Ana has a ribbon 20 meters long and cuts off 5 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 16 feet long, then adds 13 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 8 feet
- 2. 27 meters
- 3. 6 cm
- 4. 7 meters
- 5. 8 inches
- 6. 11 inches
- 7. 13 feet
- 8. 2 inches
- 9. 19 inches
- 10. 37 cm
- 11. 15 meters
- 12. 29 feet
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