πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 48 inches long. A string is 43 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Benny the Bear has a ribbon 66 feet long and cuts off 19 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Omar has a ribbon 11 meters long and cuts off 2 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 95 feet long and cuts off 1 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Maya has a ribbon 88 meters long and cuts off 24 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 57 feet long, then adds 34 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Maya has a ribbon 83 feet long and cuts off 37 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Priya has a ribbon 73 meters long and cuts off 11 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 16 meters long, then adds 7 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Lily builds a train of blocks 50 feet long, then adds 43 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A rope is 68 meters long. A string is 47 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Priya has a ribbon 61 inches long and cuts off 29 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 5 inches
- 2. 47 feet
- 3. 9 meters
- 4. 94 feet
- 5. 64 meters
- 6. 91 feet
- 7. 46 feet
- 8. 62 meters
- 9. 23 meters
- 10. 93 feet
- 11. 21 meters
- 12. 32 inches
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