πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya has a ribbon 32 inches long and cuts off 22 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A rope is 87 meters long. A string is 64 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Priya has a ribbon 30 meters long and cuts off 23 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Omar builds a train of blocks 78 inches long, then adds 5 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A rope is 55 inches long. A string is 2 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 62 meters long, then adds 60 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Captain Nova has a ribbon 33 cm long and cuts off 15 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Benny the Bear has a ribbon 45 meters long and cuts off 6 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 80 inches long, then adds 55 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A rope is 66 cm long. A string is 5 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
11A rope is 87 cm long. A string is 47 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Zoe has a ribbon 67 cm long and cuts off 55 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 10 inches
- 2. 23 meters
- 3. 7 meters
- 4. 83 inches
- 5. 53 inches
- 6. 122 meters
- 7. 18 cm
- 8. 39 meters
- 9. 135 inches
- 10. 61 cm
- 11. 40 cm
- 12. 12 cm
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