πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 17 meters long, then adds 10 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A blue rope is 19 inches long. A green rope is 14 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
3The red ribbon is 9 inches long. The blue ribbon is 13 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Priya has a ribbon 16 meters long and cuts off 7 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5The red ribbon is 4 meters long. The blue ribbon is 7 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
6A rope is 25 feet long. A string is 13 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
7A rope is 11 cm long. A string is 3 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
8A rope is 30 cm long. A string is 21 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
9A blue rope is 19 feet long. A green rope is 11 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 18 meters long, then adds 7 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11A rope is 14 inches long. A string is 5 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A rope is 28 inches long. A string is 19 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 27 meters
- 2. 5 inches
- 3. 22 inches
- 4. 9 meters
- 5. 11 meters
- 6. 12 feet
- 7. 8 cm
- 8. 9 cm
- 9. 8 feet
- 10. 25 meters
- 11. 9 inches
- 12. 9 inches
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