πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 29 inches long. A string is 4 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Aiden builds a train of blocks 28 cm long, then adds 20 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Rocket Raj has a ribbon 14 meters long and cuts off 9 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Rocket Raj has a ribbon 14 inches long and cuts off 12 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Penny the Panda has a ribbon 11 feet long and cuts off 5 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 24 meters long, then adds 22 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
7A blue rope is 11 feet long. A green rope is 9 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Omar has a ribbon 16 cm long and cuts off 2 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
9The red ribbon is 6 meters long. The blue ribbon is 5 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
10A blue rope is 17 feet long. A green rope is 2 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A blue rope is 16 cm long. A green rope is 13 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Aiden builds a train of blocks 11 cm long, then adds 6 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 25 inches
- 2. 48 cm
- 3. 5 meters
- 4. 2 inches
- 5. 6 feet
- 6. 46 meters
- 7. 2 feet
- 8. 14 cm
- 9. 11 meters
- 10. 15 feet
- 11. 3 cm
- 12. 17 cm
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