πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 17 inches long, then adds 2 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 22 meters long and cuts off 11 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A rope is 24 meters long. A string is 9 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 27 meters long, then adds 18 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5A rope is 21 feet long. A string is 20 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A rope is 29 inches long. A string is 6 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 22 inches long, then adds 12 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 10 feet long, then adds 8 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 24 meters long and cuts off 4 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Priya has a ribbon 23 feet long and cuts off 1 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A rope is 14 inches long. A string is 3 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Penny the Panda has a ribbon 16 cm long and cuts off 3 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 19 inches
- 2. 11 meters
- 3. 15 meters
- 4. 45 meters
- 5. 1 feet
- 6. 23 inches
- 7. 34 inches
- 8. 18 feet
- 9. 20 meters
- 10. 22 feet
- 11. 11 inches
- 12. 13 cm
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