πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 16 feet long and cuts off 13 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A rope is 53 inches long. A string is 34 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Lily has a ribbon 44 feet long and cuts off 3 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 68 cm long, then adds 1 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
5A rope is 83 meters long. A string is 70 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
6A rope is 46 inches long. A string is 11 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Maya has a ribbon 66 inches long and cuts off 50 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A rope is 83 inches long. A string is 46 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A rope is 69 feet long. A string is 22 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Sam has a ribbon 64 cm long and cuts off 1 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
11A rope is 27 meters long. A string is 21 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
12A rope is 28 cm long. A string is 13 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 3 feet
- 2. 19 inches
- 3. 41 feet
- 4. 69 cm
- 5. 13 meters
- 6. 35 inches
- 7. 16 inches
- 8. 37 inches
- 9. 47 feet
- 10. 63 cm
- 11. 6 meters
- 12. 15 cm
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