πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe has a ribbon 42 inches long and cuts off 13 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Lily has a ribbon 74 cm long and cuts off 50 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Benny the Bear has a ribbon 78 feet long and cuts off 20 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Omar builds a train of blocks 28 cm long, then adds 2 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
5Leo has a ribbon 29 feet long and cuts off 5 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Lily builds a train of blocks 69 cm long, then adds 10 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 88 cm long, then adds 2 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 50 feet long, then adds 1 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Comet Kim has a ribbon 59 inches long and cuts off 43 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Zoe builds a train of blocks 70 meters long, then adds 37 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11A rope is 60 feet long. A string is 13 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Leo has a ribbon 56 meters long and cuts off 18 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 29 inches
- 2. 24 cm
- 3. 58 feet
- 4. 30 cm
- 5. 24 feet
- 6. 79 cm
- 7. 90 cm
- 8. 51 feet
- 9. 16 inches
- 10. 107 meters
- 11. 47 feet
- 12. 38 meters
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