πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Comet Kim has a ribbon 13 cm long and cuts off 9 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
2Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 28 meters long, then adds 21 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Priya builds a train of blocks 11 inches long, then adds 8 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Lily has a ribbon 11 inches long and cuts off 2 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 14 meters long, then adds 13 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 30 feet long, then adds 3 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7A rope is 15 cm long. A string is 3 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Maya has a ribbon 30 meters long and cuts off 12 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 26 meters long, then adds 10 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
10A rope is 22 cm long. A string is 14 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 17 cm long, then adds 2 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 21 meters long, then adds 17 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 4 cm
- 2. 49 meters
- 3. 19 inches
- 4. 9 inches
- 5. 27 meters
- 6. 33 feet
- 7. 12 cm
- 8. 18 meters
- 9. 36 meters
- 10. 8 cm
- 11. 19 cm
- 12. 38 meters
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