πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Astro Ana has a ribbon 18 meters long and cuts off 12 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A rope is 15 cm long. A string is 13 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 18 meters long and cuts off 14 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 10 meters long, then adds 3 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Benny the Bear has a ribbon 19 inches long and cuts off 12 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 17 cm long and cuts off 12 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
7A rope is 12 inches long. A string is 1 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 26 inches long, then adds 23 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Benny the Bear has a ribbon 24 meters long and cuts off 23 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 28 meters long, then adds 15 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Maya has a ribbon 17 inches long and cuts off 10 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A rope is 29 cm long. A string is 21 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 6 meters
- 2. 2 cm
- 3. 4 meters
- 4. 13 meters
- 5. 7 inches
- 6. 5 cm
- 7. 11 inches
- 8. 49 inches
- 9. 1 meters
- 10. 43 meters
- 11. 7 inches
- 12. 8 cm
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