πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 27 cm long, then adds 11 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
2A rope is 21 meters long. A string is 12 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 30 feet long, then adds 12 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Sam builds a train of blocks 24 meters long, then adds 22 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5A rope is 17 inches long. A string is 13 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Sam has a ribbon 19 feet long and cuts off 12 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7A rope is 12 feet long. A string is 8 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A rope is 10 meters long. A string is 4 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
9A rope is 14 cm long. A string is 6 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Comet Kim has a ribbon 28 cm long and cuts off 16 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 22 cm long and cuts off 15 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Astro Ana has a ribbon 18 meters long and cuts off 15 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 38 cm
- 2. 9 meters
- 3. 42 feet
- 4. 46 meters
- 5. 4 inches
- 6. 7 feet
- 7. 4 feet
- 8. 6 meters
- 9. 8 cm
- 10. 12 cm
- 11. 7 cm
- 12. 3 meters
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