πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Penny the Panda has a ribbon 71 feet long and cuts off 16 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Zoe builds a train of blocks 58 feet long, then adds 20 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 19 meters long, then adds 18 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A rope is 57 cm long. A string is 45 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
5A rope is 47 feet long. A string is 6 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Astro Ana has a ribbon 14 inches long and cuts off 5 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A rope is 32 inches long. A string is 23 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Astro Ana has a ribbon 12 meters long and cuts off 3 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
9A rope is 87 inches long. A string is 74 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Zoe builds a train of blocks 65 cm long, then adds 22 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
11A rope is 32 inches long. A string is 1 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Captain Nova has a ribbon 89 inches long and cuts off 73 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 55 feet
- 2. 78 feet
- 3. 37 meters
- 4. 12 cm
- 5. 41 feet
- 6. 9 inches
- 7. 9 inches
- 8. 9 meters
- 9. 13 inches
- 10. 87 cm
- 11. 31 inches
- 12. 16 inches
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