πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 17 cm long, then adds 5 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
2Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 30 feet long, then adds 29 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A rope is 18 meters long. A string is 16 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Leo has a ribbon 21 meters long and cuts off 3 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Benny the Bear has a ribbon 27 cm long and cuts off 24 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 30 meters long, then adds 4 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 15 cm long, then adds 10 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 20 meters long, then adds 14 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
9A rope is 15 meters long. A string is 13 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Captain Nova has a ribbon 10 cm long and cuts off 7 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
11A rope is 30 feet long. A string is 20 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A rope is 29 feet long. A string is 23 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 22 cm
- 2. 59 feet
- 3. 2 meters
- 4. 18 meters
- 5. 3 cm
- 6. 34 meters
- 7. 25 cm
- 8. 34 meters
- 9. 2 meters
- 10. 3 cm
- 11. 10 feet
- 12. 6 feet
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