πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 26 inches long, then adds 2 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Aiden has a ribbon 21 meters long and cuts off 19 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 11 inches long and cuts off 10 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Astro Ana has a ribbon 25 inches long and cuts off 12 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 10 cm long, then adds 1 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
6A rope is 27 feet long. A string is 26 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
7A rope is 20 feet long. A string is 9 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 28 feet long, then adds 6 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A rope is 11 inches long. A string is 8 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Rocket Raj has a ribbon 18 feet long and cuts off 14 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 22 feet long, then adds 8 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Astro Ana has a ribbon 12 feet long and cuts off 3 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 28 inches
- 2. 2 meters
- 3. 1 inches
- 4. 13 inches
- 5. 11 cm
- 6. 1 feet
- 7. 11 feet
- 8. 34 feet
- 9. 3 inches
- 10. 4 feet
- 11. 30 feet
- 12. 9 feet
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