πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Penny the Panda has a ribbon 26 inches long and cuts off 3 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A rope is 29 cm long. A string is 25 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Rocket Raj has a ribbon 76 cm long and cuts off 67 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
4A rope is 45 meters long. A string is 14 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 47 cm long, then adds 32 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Lily has a ribbon 74 feet long and cuts off 24 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Comet Kim has a ribbon 92 cm long and cuts off 42 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8A rope is 48 inches long. A string is 29 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A rope is 98 meters long. A string is 3 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Priya builds a train of blocks 36 meters long, then adds 1 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 53 meters long, then adds 12 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 25 cm long and cuts off 20 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 23 inches
- 2. 4 cm
- 3. 9 cm
- 4. 31 meters
- 5. 79 cm
- 6. 50 feet
- 7. 50 cm
- 8. 19 inches
- 9. 95 meters
- 10. 37 meters
- 11. 65 meters
- 12. 5 cm
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