πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 51 cm long, then adds 18 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
2Rocket Raj has a ribbon 42 cm long and cuts off 11 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 58 cm long and cuts off 47 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
4A rope is 86 inches long. A string is 51 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 54 feet long, then adds 48 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Maya has a ribbon 28 inches long and cuts off 17 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 34 cm long and cuts off 17 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8A rope is 71 inches long. A string is 66 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A rope is 43 cm long. A string is 11 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
10A rope is 69 meters long. A string is 38 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
11A rope is 41 feet long. A string is 26 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Rocket Raj has a ribbon 46 feet long and cuts off 12 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 69 cm
- 2. 31 cm
- 3. 11 cm
- 4. 35 inches
- 5. 102 feet
- 6. 11 inches
- 7. 17 cm
- 8. 5 inches
- 9. 32 cm
- 10. 31 meters
- 11. 15 feet
- 12. 34 feet
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