πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Benny the Bear has a ribbon 74 cm long and cuts off 68 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
2A rope is 75 feet long. A string is 44 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A rope is 62 inches long. A string is 58 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A rope is 31 meters long. A string is 14 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 86 meters long and cuts off 79 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Maya builds a train of blocks 79 feet long, then adds 26 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 45 feet long, then adds 3 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Captain Nova has a ribbon 39 inches long and cuts off 1 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 64 meters long, then adds 30 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 44 meters long and cuts off 42 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 57 cm long, then adds 30 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 43 inches long and cuts off 4 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 6 cm
- 2. 31 feet
- 3. 4 inches
- 4. 17 meters
- 5. 7 meters
- 6. 105 feet
- 7. 48 feet
- 8. 38 inches
- 9. 94 meters
- 10. 2 meters
- 11. 87 cm
- 12. 39 inches
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