πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam has a ribbon 36 meters long and cuts off 22 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 96 meters long, then adds 58 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 67 inches long, then adds 65 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Lily builds a train of blocks 47 meters long, then adds 28 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Aiden has a ribbon 42 feet long and cuts off 17 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 63 inches long and cuts off 36 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Priya has a ribbon 28 feet long and cuts off 17 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A rope is 64 meters long. A string is 4 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Captain Nova has a ribbon 86 feet long and cuts off 14 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Astro Ana has a ribbon 42 meters long and cuts off 24 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11A rope is 99 inches long. A string is 83 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 55 inches long, then adds 31 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 14 meters
- 2. 154 meters
- 3. 132 inches
- 4. 75 meters
- 5. 25 feet
- 6. 27 inches
- 7. 11 feet
- 8. 60 meters
- 9. 72 feet
- 10. 18 meters
- 11. 16 inches
- 12. 86 inches
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