πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 16 cm long, then adds 12 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
2Captain Nova has a ribbon 20 cm long and cuts off 9 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Omar builds a train of blocks 23 meters long, then adds 16 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A rope is 12 meters long. A string is 5 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
5A rope is 30 inches long. A string is 19 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Aiden builds a train of blocks 21 cm long, then adds 19 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
7A rope is 20 meters long. A string is 15 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
8A rope is 28 meters long. A string is 11 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Penny the Panda has a ribbon 21 meters long and cuts off 8 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
10A blue rope is 14 inches long. A green rope is 8 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
11The red ribbon is 8 inches long. The blue ribbon is 11 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Comet Kim has a ribbon 23 inches long and cuts off 6 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 28 cm
- 2. 11 cm
- 3. 39 meters
- 4. 7 meters
- 5. 11 inches
- 6. 40 cm
- 7. 5 meters
- 8. 17 meters
- 9. 13 meters
- 10. 6 inches
- 11. 19 inches
- 12. 17 inches
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