πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 14 feet long, then adds 7 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Leo has a ribbon 29 feet long and cuts off 9 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 14 cm long, then adds 3 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 27 feet long, then adds 14 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A blue rope is 14 cm long. A green rope is 9 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
6A rope is 18 feet long. A string is 6 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
7The red ribbon is 6 inches long. The blue ribbon is 18 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A rope is 29 inches long. A string is 7 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Astro Ana has a ribbon 17 feet long and cuts off 4 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10A blue rope is 16 inches long. A green rope is 13 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Priya builds a train of blocks 28 cm long, then adds 12 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 25 cm long, then adds 19 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 21 feet
- 2. 20 feet
- 3. 17 cm
- 4. 41 feet
- 5. 5 cm
- 6. 12 feet
- 7. 24 inches
- 8. 22 inches
- 9. 13 feet
- 10. 3 inches
- 11. 40 cm
- 12. 44 cm
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