πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam has a ribbon 13 feet long and cuts off 9 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Zoe has a ribbon 24 feet long and cuts off 22 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Leo builds a train of blocks 46 cm long, then adds 42 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Priya has a ribbon 58 inches long and cuts off 28 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Sam has a ribbon 83 meters long and cuts off 81 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Maya builds a train of blocks 38 feet long, then adds 18 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Benny the Bear has a ribbon 72 feet long and cuts off 5 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A rope is 72 feet long. A string is 14 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 73 feet long, then adds 20 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 42 inches long and cuts off 23 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Lily has a ribbon 94 meters long and cuts off 34 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Astro Ana has a ribbon 58 inches long and cuts off 4 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 4 feet
- 2. 2 feet
- 3. 88 cm
- 4. 30 inches
- 5. 2 meters
- 6. 56 feet
- 7. 67 feet
- 8. 58 feet
- 9. 93 feet
- 10. 19 inches
- 11. 60 meters
- 12. 54 inches
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