πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Captain Nova has a ribbon 36 inches long and cuts off 30 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 61 cm long, then adds 59 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Zoe builds a train of blocks 60 feet long, then adds 42 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 65 feet long, then adds 31 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Zoe has a ribbon 12 meters long and cuts off 4 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
6A rope is 96 meters long. A string is 1 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Rocket Raj has a ribbon 80 cm long and cuts off 10 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Maya builds a train of blocks 72 cm long, then adds 6 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
9Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 71 inches long and cuts off 48 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A rope is 76 feet long. A string is 10 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Omar has a ribbon 67 cm long and cuts off 9 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 67 feet long, then adds 59 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 6 inches
- 2. 120 cm
- 3. 102 feet
- 4. 96 feet
- 5. 8 meters
- 6. 95 meters
- 7. 70 cm
- 8. 78 cm
- 9. 23 inches
- 10. 66 feet
- 11. 58 cm
- 12. 126 feet
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