πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 30 feet long, then adds 17 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A blue rope is 25 meters long. A green rope is 2 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Captain Nova has a ribbon 28 meters long and cuts off 2 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A rope is 27 meters long. A string is 15 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
5A rope is 25 feet long. A string is 15 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Comet Kim has a ribbon 19 cm long and cuts off 14 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
7The red ribbon is 18 cm long. The blue ribbon is 10 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
8A rope is 10 feet long. A string is 7 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Sam builds a train of blocks 29 inches long, then adds 15 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 25 meters long, then adds 17 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Maya has a ribbon 12 cm long and cuts off 3 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
12The red ribbon is 12 feet long. The blue ribbon is 3 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 47 feet
- 2. 23 meters
- 3. 26 meters
- 4. 12 meters
- 5. 10 feet
- 6. 5 cm
- 7. 28 cm
- 8. 3 feet
- 9. 44 inches
- 10. 42 meters
- 11. 9 cm
- 12. 15 feet
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