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