πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 19 inches long, then adds 16 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A rope is 16 meters long. A string is 1 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A rope is 27 inches long. A string is 21 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Captain Nova has a ribbon 30 feet long and cuts off 21 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Zoe has a ribbon 26 inches long and cuts off 20 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Captain Nova has a ribbon 18 meters long and cuts off 3 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Benny the Bear has a ribbon 15 cm long and cuts off 12 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 30 cm long, then adds 16 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
9A rope is 10 cm long. A string is 4 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Priya builds a train of blocks 23 meters long, then adds 2 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11A rope is 23 inches long. A string is 3 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 18 inches long and cuts off 4 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 35 inches
- 2. 15 meters
- 3. 6 inches
- 4. 9 feet
- 5. 6 inches
- 6. 15 meters
- 7. 3 cm
- 8. 46 cm
- 9. 6 cm
- 10. 25 meters
- 11. 20 inches
- 12. 14 inches
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