πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 23 meters long, then adds 10 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 16 feet long and cuts off 9 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 22 feet long and cuts off 2 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 22 inches long, then adds 11 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 25 meters long, then adds 17 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 10 inches long, then adds 5 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 19 meters long, then adds 10 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 11 cm long and cuts off 10 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
9A rope is 25 meters long. A string is 15 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Astro Ana has a ribbon 28 cm long and cuts off 24 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
11A rope is 21 feet long. A string is 13 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A rope is 20 feet long. A string is 15 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 33 meters
- 2. 7 feet
- 3. 20 feet
- 4. 33 inches
- 5. 42 meters
- 6. 15 inches
- 7. 29 meters
- 8. 1 cm
- 9. 10 meters
- 10. 4 cm
- 11. 8 feet
- 12. 5 feet
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