πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya builds a train of blocks 29 inches long, then adds 17 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A rope is 16 feet long. A string is 10 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Penny the Panda has a ribbon 30 inches long and cuts off 22 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Astro Ana has a ribbon 20 cm long and cuts off 4 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
5Lily has a ribbon 30 inches long and cuts off 15 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A rope is 29 meters long. A string is 12 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 24 feet long, then adds 7 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Penny the Panda has a ribbon 30 feet long and cuts off 19 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Zoe builds a train of blocks 17 feet long, then adds 15 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Comet Kim has a ribbon 15 inches long and cuts off 8 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 27 inches long and cuts off 18 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Maya builds a train of blocks 19 meters long, then adds 15 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 46 inches
- 2. 6 feet
- 3. 8 inches
- 4. 16 cm
- 5. 15 inches
- 6. 17 meters
- 7. 31 feet
- 8. 11 feet
- 9. 32 feet
- 10. 7 inches
- 11. 9 inches
- 12. 34 meters
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