πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily builds a train of blocks 20 cm long, then adds 12 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
2A blue rope is 14 feet long. A green rope is 6 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A rope is 22 cm long. A string is 9 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Lily has a ribbon 14 inches long and cuts off 5 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A rope is 10 inches long. A string is 4 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 13 inches long, then adds 8 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Priya builds a train of blocks 20 cm long, then adds 17 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 30 cm long and cuts off 25 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
9Maya builds a train of blocks 17 inches long, then adds 12 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 10 meters long, then adds 5 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11A rope is 14 meters long. A string is 9 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Omar builds a train of blocks 24 meters long, then adds 17 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 32 cm
- 2. 8 feet
- 3. 13 cm
- 4. 9 inches
- 5. 6 inches
- 6. 21 inches
- 7. 37 cm
- 8. 5 cm
- 9. 29 inches
- 10. 15 meters
- 11. 5 meters
- 12. 41 meters
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