πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Penny the Panda has a ribbon 16 feet long and cuts off 15 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 36 inches long and cuts off 1 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 80 cm long and cuts off 59 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
4A rope is 12 meters long. A string is 2 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Priya builds a train of blocks 99 feet long, then adds 12 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A rope is 48 cm long. A string is 12 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Aiden has a ribbon 53 inches long and cuts off 40 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 55 meters long, then adds 5 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
9A rope is 56 inches long. A string is 3 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A rope is 57 cm long. A string is 12 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
11A rope is 88 cm long. A string is 71 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 77 inches long, then adds 71 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 1 feet
- 2. 35 inches
- 3. 21 cm
- 4. 10 meters
- 5. 111 feet
- 6. 36 cm
- 7. 13 inches
- 8. 60 meters
- 9. 53 inches
- 10. 45 cm
- 11. 17 cm
- 12. 148 inches
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