πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Penny the Panda has a ribbon 33 cm long and cuts off 12 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
2Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 87 cm long, then adds 70 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Leo has a ribbon 39 cm long and cuts off 24 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 93 meters long, then adds 38 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5A rope is 73 inches long. A string is 38 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Leo builds a train of blocks 63 cm long, then adds 9 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
7A rope is 27 cm long. A string is 1 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
8A rope is 97 feet long. A string is 10 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A rope is 12 feet long. A string is 1 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Priya has a ribbon 46 feet long and cuts off 14 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 47 cm long and cuts off 12 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Lily builds a train of blocks 67 inches long, then adds 13 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 21 cm
- 2. 157 cm
- 3. 15 cm
- 4. 131 meters
- 5. 35 inches
- 6. 72 cm
- 7. 26 cm
- 8. 87 feet
- 9. 11 feet
- 10. 32 feet
- 11. 35 cm
- 12. 80 inches
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