πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 16 feet long and cuts off 11 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Rocket Raj has a ribbon 19 inches long and cuts off 10 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A rope is 22 inches long. A string is 21 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Leo has a ribbon 14 feet long and cuts off 13 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Captain Nova has a ribbon 63 inches long and cuts off 45 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 78 meters long, then adds 67 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
7A rope is 18 inches long. A string is 11 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 85 feet long, then adds 36 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 32 inches long, then adds 18 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A rope is 98 cm long. A string is 62 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 24 feet long, then adds 9 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Benny the Bear has a ribbon 42 meters long and cuts off 1 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 5 feet
- 2. 9 inches
- 3. 1 inches
- 4. 1 feet
- 5. 18 inches
- 6. 145 meters
- 7. 7 inches
- 8. 121 feet
- 9. 50 inches
- 10. 36 cm
- 11. 33 feet
- 12. 41 meters
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