πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 11 cm long, then adds 10 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
2Priya has a ribbon 21 meters long and cuts off 6 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Penny the Panda has a ribbon 15 feet long and cuts off 2 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Captain Nova has a ribbon 22 feet long and cuts off 19 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Lily builds a train of blocks 25 meters long, then adds 19 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Comet Kim has a ribbon 16 inches long and cuts off 12 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 27 feet long, then adds 19 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Zoe builds a train of blocks 15 inches long, then adds 12 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Comet Kim has a ribbon 15 inches long and cuts off 7 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Maya has a ribbon 11 feet long and cuts off 9 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Zoe builds a train of blocks 23 feet long, then adds 12 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A rope is 20 meters long. A string is 1 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 21 cm
- 2. 15 meters
- 3. 13 feet
- 4. 3 feet
- 5. 44 meters
- 6. 4 inches
- 7. 46 feet
- 8. 27 inches
- 9. 8 inches
- 10. 2 feet
- 11. 35 feet
- 12. 19 meters
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