πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily has a ribbon 38 cm long and cuts off 9 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
2Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 23 meters long, then adds 21 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Sam has a ribbon 42 meters long and cuts off 28 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 88 inches long and cuts off 20 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Omar builds a train of blocks 80 inches long, then adds 3 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Astro Ana has a ribbon 21 inches long and cuts off 10 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A rope is 15 meters long. A string is 7 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 71 feet long, then adds 58 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 57 meters long, then adds 34 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
10A rope is 54 meters long. A string is 47 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 16 feet long and cuts off 15 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 76 inches long, then adds 34 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 29 cm
- 2. 44 meters
- 3. 14 meters
- 4. 68 inches
- 5. 83 inches
- 6. 11 inches
- 7. 8 meters
- 8. 129 feet
- 9. 91 meters
- 10. 7 meters
- 11. 1 feet
- 12. 110 inches
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