πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Penny the Panda has a ribbon 20 feet long and cuts off 12 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A rope is 69 cm long. A string is 8 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 21 meters long, then adds 6 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A rope is 74 inches long. A string is 30 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 73 meters long, then adds 50 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Maya has a ribbon 35 meters long and cuts off 8 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
7A rope is 25 cm long. A string is 24 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Captain Nova has a ribbon 19 cm long and cuts off 5 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
9Aiden builds a train of blocks 18 inches long, then adds 11 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A rope is 71 feet long. A string is 15 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Maya builds a train of blocks 72 feet long, then adds 28 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 49 cm long, then adds 10 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 8 feet
- 2. 61 cm
- 3. 27 meters
- 4. 44 inches
- 5. 123 meters
- 6. 27 meters
- 7. 1 cm
- 8. 14 cm
- 9. 29 inches
- 10. 56 feet
- 11. 100 feet
- 12. 59 cm
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