πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe has a ribbon 14 feet long and cuts off 7 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A rope is 74 meters long. A string is 38 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 52 meters long and cuts off 39 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A rope is 90 inches long. A string is 39 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A rope is 26 cm long. A string is 24 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
6A rope is 35 feet long. A string is 10 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 20 feet long, then adds 3 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Comet Kim has a ribbon 50 meters long and cuts off 44 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Omar builds a train of blocks 82 meters long, then adds 57 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 83 cm long, then adds 6 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Penny the Panda has a ribbon 11 inches long and cuts off 8 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Lily has a ribbon 65 feet long and cuts off 54 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 7 feet
- 2. 36 meters
- 3. 13 meters
- 4. 51 inches
- 5. 2 cm
- 6. 25 feet
- 7. 23 feet
- 8. 6 meters
- 9. 139 meters
- 10. 89 cm
- 11. 3 inches
- 12. 11 feet
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