πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Captain Nova has a ribbon 49 inches long and cuts off 36 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Comet Kim has a ribbon 51 meters long and cuts off 38 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A rope is 31 feet long. A string is 13 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A rope is 23 feet long. A string is 19 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Lily builds a train of blocks 47 meters long, then adds 4 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Penny the Panda has a ribbon 21 feet long and cuts off 6 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Maya builds a train of blocks 48 cm long, then adds 41 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Benny the Bear has a ribbon 22 meters long and cuts off 6 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Comet Kim has a ribbon 100 cm long and cuts off 82 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Omar has a ribbon 59 inches long and cuts off 41 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 66 feet long, then adds 28 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A rope is 97 cm long. A string is 8 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 13 inches
- 2. 13 meters
- 3. 18 feet
- 4. 4 feet
- 5. 51 meters
- 6. 15 feet
- 7. 89 cm
- 8. 16 meters
- 9. 18 cm
- 10. 18 inches
- 11. 94 feet
- 12. 89 cm
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