πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 25 meters long, then adds 15 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A rope is 26 cm long. A string is 16 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
3A rope is 18 meters long. A string is 16 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A rope is 25 meters long. A string is 7 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 19 inches long, then adds 18 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A rope is 12 feet long. A string is 7 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 23 cm long, then adds 14 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Sam has a ribbon 13 feet long and cuts off 12 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 29 cm long and cuts off 26 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Aiden builds a train of blocks 22 feet long, then adds 19 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 18 inches long, then adds 16 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A rope is 20 inches long. A string is 4 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 40 meters
- 2. 10 cm
- 3. 2 meters
- 4. 18 meters
- 5. 37 inches
- 6. 5 feet
- 7. 37 cm
- 8. 1 feet
- 9. 3 cm
- 10. 41 feet
- 11. 34 inches
- 12. 16 inches
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