πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya has a ribbon 69 inches long and cuts off 2 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 97 feet long, then adds 2 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Lily has a ribbon 92 inches long and cuts off 59 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A rope is 81 meters long. A string is 36 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 10 inches long, then adds 1 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A rope is 84 cm long. A string is 4 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
7A rope is 95 feet long. A string is 78 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Maya has a ribbon 40 cm long and cuts off 27 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
9A rope is 49 meters long. A string is 20 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
10A rope is 21 inches long. A string is 16 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Priya builds a train of blocks 12 meters long, then adds 5 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
12A rope is 51 feet long. A string is 41 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 67 inches
- 2. 99 feet
- 3. 33 inches
- 4. 45 meters
- 5. 11 inches
- 6. 80 cm
- 7. 17 feet
- 8. 13 cm
- 9. 29 meters
- 10. 5 inches
- 11. 17 meters
- 12. 10 feet
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