πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 25 feet long. A string is 23 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Captain Nova has a ribbon 15 inches long and cuts off 8 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Astro Ana has a ribbon 53 cm long and cuts off 50 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
4A rope is 60 meters long. A string is 6 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Lily has a ribbon 98 cm long and cuts off 15 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
6A rope is 12 cm long. A string is 10 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Lily builds a train of blocks 81 inches long, then adds 63 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A rope is 81 feet long. A string is 31 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 48 cm long, then adds 12 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Penny the Panda has a ribbon 20 meters long and cuts off 14 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Aiden builds a train of blocks 94 feet long, then adds 56 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Leo has a ribbon 59 cm long and cuts off 27 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 2 feet
- 2. 7 inches
- 3. 3 cm
- 4. 54 meters
- 5. 83 cm
- 6. 2 cm
- 7. 144 inches
- 8. 50 feet
- 9. 60 cm
- 10. 6 meters
- 11. 150 feet
- 12. 32 cm
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