πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 36 inches long. A string is 3 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Rocket Raj has a ribbon 84 meters long and cuts off 19 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Leo builds a train of blocks 95 meters long, then adds 30 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A rope is 61 meters long. A string is 59 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Zoe builds a train of blocks 66 inches long, then adds 4 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Sam has a ribbon 77 inches long and cuts off 73 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 87 meters long, then adds 80 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Sam has a ribbon 86 cm long and cuts off 58 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
9Benny the Bear has a ribbon 42 feet long and cuts off 25 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 62 cm long and cuts off 31 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Astro Ana has a ribbon 61 inches long and cuts off 25 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 51 feet long, then adds 40 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 33 inches
- 2. 65 meters
- 3. 125 meters
- 4. 2 meters
- 5. 70 inches
- 6. 4 inches
- 7. 167 meters
- 8. 28 cm
- 9. 17 feet
- 10. 31 cm
- 11. 36 inches
- 12. 91 feet
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