πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 29 inches long, then adds 18 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 14 meters long and cuts off 9 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A rope is 15 feet long. A string is 11 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 19 feet long, then adds 4 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Lily has a ribbon 17 inches long and cuts off 8 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A rope is 11 cm long. A string is 3 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
7A rope is 12 feet long. A string is 6 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 16 feet long, then adds 8 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Benny the Bear has a ribbon 13 inches long and cuts off 2 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Aiden has a ribbon 22 meters long and cuts off 2 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11A rope is 15 meters long. A string is 5 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 14 meters long and cuts off 2 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 47 inches
- 2. 5 meters
- 3. 4 feet
- 4. 23 feet
- 5. 9 inches
- 6. 8 cm
- 7. 6 feet
- 8. 24 feet
- 9. 11 inches
- 10. 20 meters
- 11. 10 meters
- 12. 12 meters
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