πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Captain Nova has a ribbon 62 inches long and cuts off 2 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Zoe has a ribbon 41 cm long and cuts off 11 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Captain Nova has a ribbon 12 inches long and cuts off 5 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Priya builds a train of blocks 60 feet long, then adds 5 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A rope is 24 inches long. A string is 17 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 31 cm long, then adds 3 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 74 cm long, then adds 16 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8A rope is 11 meters long. A string is 10 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Penny the Panda has a ribbon 72 inches long and cuts off 71 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Astro Ana has a ribbon 90 meters long and cuts off 29 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11A rope is 84 meters long. A string is 48 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
12A rope is 39 feet long. A string is 36 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 60 inches
- 2. 30 cm
- 3. 7 inches
- 4. 65 feet
- 5. 7 inches
- 6. 34 cm
- 7. 90 cm
- 8. 1 meters
- 9. 1 inches
- 10. 61 meters
- 11. 36 meters
- 12. 3 feet
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