πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Benny the Bear has a ribbon 73 inches long and cuts off 37 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Astro Ana has a ribbon 66 feet long and cuts off 34 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A rope is 98 cm long. A string is 15 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
4A rope is 43 inches long. A string is 36 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A rope is 26 meters long. A string is 20 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 56 cm long, then adds 3 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 18 cm long, then adds 11 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 78 meters long and cuts off 35 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Priya has a ribbon 83 feet long and cuts off 26 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 14 cm long, then adds 5 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Astro Ana has a ribbon 25 meters long and cuts off 14 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Zoe has a ribbon 14 inches long and cuts off 9 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 36 inches
- 2. 32 feet
- 3. 83 cm
- 4. 7 inches
- 5. 6 meters
- 6. 59 cm
- 7. 29 cm
- 8. 43 meters
- 9. 57 feet
- 10. 19 cm
- 11. 11 meters
- 12. 5 inches
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