πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Penny the Panda has a ribbon 36 inches long and cuts off 28 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A rope is 11 cm long. A string is 5 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
3A rope is 62 meters long. A string is 50 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Aiden builds a train of blocks 72 meters long, then adds 47 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 11 feet long, then adds 4 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Priya builds a train of blocks 91 meters long, then adds 13 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 27 feet long and cuts off 17 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Rocket Raj has a ribbon 30 cm long and cuts off 25 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
9Benny the Bear has a ribbon 31 cm long and cuts off 8 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
10A rope is 50 inches long. A string is 24 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 38 inches long, then adds 16 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Rocket Raj has a ribbon 11 cm long and cuts off 6 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 8 inches
- 2. 6 cm
- 3. 12 meters
- 4. 119 meters
- 5. 15 feet
- 6. 104 meters
- 7. 10 feet
- 8. 5 cm
- 9. 23 cm
- 10. 26 inches
- 11. 54 inches
- 12. 5 cm
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