πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Comet Kim has a ribbon 79 inches long and cuts off 19 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Captain Nova has a ribbon 21 feet long and cuts off 7 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Maya builds a train of blocks 95 cm long, then adds 49 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
4A rope is 38 meters long. A string is 6 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 70 inches long, then adds 19 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Astro Ana has a ribbon 100 cm long and cuts off 71 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 81 feet long, then adds 6 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 59 feet long, then adds 47 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Omar has a ribbon 56 meters long and cuts off 26 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Aiden builds a train of blocks 78 cm long, then adds 17 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 28 cm long, then adds 20 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
12A rope is 55 inches long. A string is 7 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 60 inches
- 2. 14 feet
- 3. 144 cm
- 4. 32 meters
- 5. 89 inches
- 6. 29 cm
- 7. 87 feet
- 8. 106 feet
- 9. 30 meters
- 10. 95 cm
- 11. 48 cm
- 12. 48 inches
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