πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Captain Nova has a ribbon 47 meters long and cuts off 5 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Captain Nova has a ribbon 39 feet long and cuts off 1 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A rope is 50 cm long. A string is 41 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 46 inches long, then adds 35 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 48 cm long, then adds 23 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Rocket Raj has a ribbon 51 inches long and cuts off 22 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Maya builds a train of blocks 36 feet long, then adds 34 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A rope is 13 meters long. A string is 1 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Priya builds a train of blocks 23 cm long, then adds 22 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 99 inches long, then adds 4 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A rope is 44 inches long. A string is 37 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A rope is 37 inches long. A string is 3 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 42 meters
- 2. 38 feet
- 3. 9 cm
- 4. 81 inches
- 5. 71 cm
- 6. 29 inches
- 7. 70 feet
- 8. 12 meters
- 9. 45 cm
- 10. 103 inches
- 11. 7 inches
- 12. 34 inches
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