πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 26 feet long, then adds 17 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2The red ribbon is 3 cm long. The blue ribbon is 12 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
3The red ribbon is 9 meters long. The blue ribbon is 2 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Leo builds a train of blocks 16 inches long, then adds 7 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Benny the Bear has a ribbon 23 feet long and cuts off 8 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Omar has a ribbon 14 inches long and cuts off 3 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A blue rope is 20 feet long. A green rope is 3 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Captain Nova has a ribbon 29 meters long and cuts off 7 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Maya builds a train of blocks 28 cm long, then adds 9 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
10The red ribbon is 15 feet long. The blue ribbon is 10 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A rope is 11 inches long. A string is 3 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A blue rope is 13 meters long. A green rope is 3 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 43 feet
- 2. 15 cm
- 3. 11 meters
- 4. 23 inches
- 5. 15 feet
- 6. 11 inches
- 7. 17 feet
- 8. 22 meters
- 9. 37 cm
- 10. 25 feet
- 11. 8 inches
- 12. 10 meters
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