πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 31 feet long. A string is 12 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Zoe has a ribbon 14 feet long and cuts off 5 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 90 inches long, then adds 39 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A rope is 67 feet long. A string is 53 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A rope is 55 cm long. A string is 8 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Rocket Raj has a ribbon 51 meters long and cuts off 30 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 59 cm long and cuts off 26 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 90 meters long, then adds 74 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Penny the Panda has a ribbon 41 feet long and cuts off 19 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Penny the Panda has a ribbon 94 inches long and cuts off 74 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Leo has a ribbon 18 inches long and cuts off 4 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 69 inches long and cuts off 40 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 19 feet
- 2. 9 feet
- 3. 129 inches
- 4. 14 feet
- 5. 47 cm
- 6. 21 meters
- 7. 33 cm
- 8. 164 meters
- 9. 22 feet
- 10. 20 inches
- 11. 14 inches
- 12. 29 inches
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