πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Captain Nova has a ribbon 95 meters long and cuts off 73 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 56 feet long, then adds 38 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Benny the Bear has a ribbon 80 meters long and cuts off 74 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A rope is 95 inches long. A string is 23 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A rope is 74 inches long. A string is 10 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 23 feet long, then adds 1 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Astro Ana has a ribbon 32 cm long and cuts off 9 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 70 meters long and cuts off 49 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
9A rope is 17 inches long. A string is 6 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 17 meters long, then adds 11 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Benny the Bear has a ribbon 68 cm long and cuts off 23 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
12A rope is 100 cm long. A string is 67 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 22 meters
- 2. 94 feet
- 3. 6 meters
- 4. 72 inches
- 5. 64 inches
- 6. 24 feet
- 7. 23 cm
- 8. 21 meters
- 9. 11 inches
- 10. 28 meters
- 11. 45 cm
- 12. 33 cm
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