πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam builds a train of blocks 21 inches long, then adds 15 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A blue rope is 15 cm long. A green rope is 10 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Penny the Panda has a ribbon 10 feet long and cuts off 2 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 15 meters long, then adds 10 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5A rope is 16 meters long. A string is 7 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
6The red ribbon is 8 inches long. The blue ribbon is 19 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A blue rope is 25 cm long. A green rope is 19 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Leo has a ribbon 13 meters long and cuts off 11 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 30 feet long, then adds 7 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10A blue rope is 17 inches long. A green rope is 15 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 10 meters long, then adds 2 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
12A blue rope is 10 cm long. A green rope is 5 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 36 inches
- 2. 5 cm
- 3. 8 feet
- 4. 25 meters
- 5. 9 meters
- 6. 27 inches
- 7. 6 cm
- 8. 2 meters
- 9. 37 feet
- 10. 2 inches
- 11. 12 meters
- 12. 5 cm
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