πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Captain Nova has a ribbon 82 cm long and cuts off 63 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
2A rope is 97 inches long. A string is 31 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 10 cm long, then adds 2 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 73 inches long and cuts off 41 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Benny the Bear has a ribbon 65 inches long and cuts off 4 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Zoe builds a train of blocks 30 feet long, then adds 17 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Zoe builds a train of blocks 98 cm long, then adds 62 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8A rope is 21 meters long. A string is 17 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 75 cm long and cuts off 61 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 72 inches long, then adds 68 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 86 inches long and cuts off 4 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 58 feet long, then adds 23 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 19 cm
- 2. 66 inches
- 3. 12 cm
- 4. 32 inches
- 5. 61 inches
- 6. 47 feet
- 7. 160 cm
- 8. 4 meters
- 9. 14 cm
- 10. 140 inches
- 11. 82 inches
- 12. 81 feet
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