πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya has a ribbon 16 cm long and cuts off 12 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
2Leo has a ribbon 81 meters long and cuts off 11 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A rope is 69 inches long. A string is 56 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A rope is 31 meters long. A string is 17 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
5A rope is 25 meters long. A string is 2 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Rocket Raj has a ribbon 28 meters long and cuts off 1 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Aiden builds a train of blocks 86 feet long, then adds 59 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 46 cm long and cuts off 10 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
9Maya builds a train of blocks 44 inches long, then adds 14 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 82 feet long and cuts off 45 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A rope is 10 meters long. A string is 4 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
12A rope is 68 inches long. A string is 42 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 4 cm
- 2. 70 meters
- 3. 13 inches
- 4. 14 meters
- 5. 23 meters
- 6. 27 meters
- 7. 145 feet
- 8. 36 cm
- 9. 58 inches
- 10. 37 feet
- 11. 6 meters
- 12. 26 inches
Practice this lesson online with games that adjust to your child: agarwalmath.com/math/2nd-grade/word-length