πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Penny the Panda has a ribbon 88 inches long and cuts off 35 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A rope is 77 meters long. A string is 2 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 15 meters long, then adds 5 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 71 meters long, then adds 39 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 56 meters long, then adds 54 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 35 meters long, then adds 25 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 90 feet long and cuts off 24 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A rope is 88 feet long. A string is 43 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Aiden has a ribbon 21 feet long and cuts off 7 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10A rope is 92 meters long. A string is 84 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
11A rope is 41 feet long. A string is 21 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A rope is 83 feet long. A string is 55 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 53 inches
- 2. 75 meters
- 3. 20 meters
- 4. 110 meters
- 5. 110 meters
- 6. 60 meters
- 7. 66 feet
- 8. 45 feet
- 9. 14 feet
- 10. 8 meters
- 11. 20 feet
- 12. 28 feet
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