πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya has a ribbon 36 meters long and cuts off 5 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Penny the Panda has a ribbon 84 meters long and cuts off 55 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 50 feet long, then adds 19 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 70 inches long, then adds 15 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A rope is 67 inches long. A string is 59 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Maya builds a train of blocks 59 meters long, then adds 43 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Captain Nova has a ribbon 65 inches long and cuts off 52 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A rope is 39 feet long. A string is 9 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A rope is 43 inches long. A string is 1 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 11 feet long, then adds 10 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A rope is 48 cm long. A string is 17 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
12A rope is 82 cm long. A string is 67 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 31 meters
- 2. 29 meters
- 3. 69 feet
- 4. 85 inches
- 5. 8 inches
- 6. 102 meters
- 7. 13 inches
- 8. 30 feet
- 9. 42 inches
- 10. 21 feet
- 11. 31 cm
- 12. 15 cm
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