πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 11 feet long, then adds 4 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 27 inches long, then adds 25 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Sam builds a train of blocks 27 inches long, then adds 25 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Benny the Bear has a ribbon 17 inches long and cuts off 13 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Captain Nova has a ribbon 28 inches long and cuts off 17 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Comet Kim has a ribbon 25 inches long and cuts off 23 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A rope is 23 inches long. A string is 7 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 23 inches long, then adds 2 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 16 feet long, then adds 6 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Penny the Panda has a ribbon 22 feet long and cuts off 17 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A rope is 27 cm long. A string is 25 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
12A rope is 11 feet long. A string is 8 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 15 feet
- 2. 52 inches
- 3. 52 inches
- 4. 4 inches
- 5. 11 inches
- 6. 2 inches
- 7. 16 inches
- 8. 25 inches
- 9. 22 feet
- 10. 5 feet
- 11. 2 cm
- 12. 3 feet
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