πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Rocket Raj has a ribbon 92 meters long and cuts off 90 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A rope is 90 cm long. A string is 24 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
3A rope is 67 inches long. A string is 29 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A rope is 96 cm long. A string is 95 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
5Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 95 meters long and cuts off 79 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Comet Kim has a ribbon 42 cm long and cuts off 38 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 47 feet long, then adds 12 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 20 inches long, then adds 8 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Comet Kim has a ribbon 98 meters long and cuts off 22 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
10A rope is 85 cm long. A string is 19 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Lily has a ribbon 49 cm long and cuts off 43 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
12A rope is 12 cm long. A string is 7 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 2 meters
- 2. 66 cm
- 3. 38 inches
- 4. 1 cm
- 5. 16 meters
- 6. 4 cm
- 7. 59 feet
- 8. 28 inches
- 9. 76 meters
- 10. 66 cm
- 11. 6 cm
- 12. 5 cm
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