πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 26 cm long. A string is 22 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
2Leo has a ribbon 47 cm long and cuts off 28 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Aiden has a ribbon 63 inches long and cuts off 4 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Lily has a ribbon 80 inches long and cuts off 21 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 97 inches long, then adds 47 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Maya builds a train of blocks 74 cm long, then adds 55 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Zoe builds a train of blocks 44 cm long, then adds 38 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Maya has a ribbon 34 meters long and cuts off 32 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Penny the Panda has a ribbon 59 meters long and cuts off 43 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 99 feet long, then adds 27 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Omar builds a train of blocks 10 inches long, then adds 7 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A rope is 49 cm long. A string is 13 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 4 cm
- 2. 19 cm
- 3. 59 inches
- 4. 59 inches
- 5. 144 inches
- 6. 129 cm
- 7. 82 cm
- 8. 2 meters
- 9. 16 meters
- 10. 126 feet
- 11. 17 inches
- 12. 36 cm
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