πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Benny the Bear has a ribbon 47 inches long and cuts off 43 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A rope is 81 meters long. A string is 20 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A rope is 17 meters long. A string is 3 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 57 meters long, then adds 35 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5A rope is 86 cm long. A string is 78 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
6A rope is 58 inches long. A string is 50 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Zoe has a ribbon 43 inches long and cuts off 14 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A rope is 63 meters long. A string is 59 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Comet Kim has a ribbon 13 feet long and cuts off 5 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Benny the Bear has a ribbon 52 feet long and cuts off 37 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A rope is 50 feet long. A string is 29 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 63 meters long and cuts off 58 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 4 inches
- 2. 61 meters
- 3. 14 meters
- 4. 92 meters
- 5. 8 cm
- 6. 8 inches
- 7. 29 inches
- 8. 4 meters
- 9. 8 feet
- 10. 15 feet
- 11. 21 feet
- 12. 5 meters
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