πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar builds a train of blocks 10 feet long, then adds 1 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 14 cm long, then adds 10 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Priya has a ribbon 20 cm long and cuts off 8 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 28 cm long, then adds 2 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
5A rope is 16 inches long. A string is 8 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 26 inches long, then adds 14 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A rope is 10 feet long. A string is 7 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A rope is 20 inches long. A string is 2 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 27 feet long, then adds 25 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10A rope is 17 meters long. A string is 4 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Sam builds a train of blocks 22 meters long, then adds 3 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
12A rope is 28 meters long. A string is 27 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 11 feet
- 2. 24 cm
- 3. 12 cm
- 4. 30 cm
- 5. 8 inches
- 6. 40 inches
- 7. 3 feet
- 8. 18 inches
- 9. 52 feet
- 10. 13 meters
- 11. 25 meters
- 12. 1 meters
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