πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 27 feet long and cuts off 5 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A rope is 45 inches long. A string is 26 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Maya has a ribbon 16 inches long and cuts off 5 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A rope is 33 inches long. A string is 8 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Lily has a ribbon 45 meters long and cuts off 17 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Zoe builds a train of blocks 13 meters long, then adds 4 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 66 feet long, then adds 25 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A rope is 42 meters long. A string is 12 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 41 feet long and cuts off 6 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10A rope is 30 meters long. A string is 12 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
11A rope is 91 feet long. A string is 16 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Leo builds a train of blocks 94 cm long, then adds 23 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 22 feet
- 2. 19 inches
- 3. 11 inches
- 4. 25 inches
- 5. 28 meters
- 6. 17 meters
- 7. 91 feet
- 8. 30 meters
- 9. 35 feet
- 10. 18 meters
- 11. 75 feet
- 12. 117 cm
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