πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 34 inches long, then adds 14 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Omar cut 8 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 17 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A rope is 27 inches long. A string is 16 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Two sticks laid end to end are 84 meters long. One stick is 44 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Priya builds a train of blocks 15 cm long, then adds 5 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 40 feet long, then adds 26 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Zoe cut 4 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 11 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Two sticks laid end to end are 99 feet long. One stick is 38 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
9The red ribbon is 20 meters long. The blue ribbon is 14 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
10A rope is 44 cm long. A string is 22 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
11A blue rope is 67 inches long. A green rope is 54 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A blue rope is 45 cm long. A green rope is 17 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 48 inches
- 2. 25 feet
- 3. 11 inches
- 4. 40 meters
- 5. 20 cm
- 6. 66 feet
- 7. 15 cm
- 8. 61 feet
- 9. 34 meters
- 10. 22 cm
- 11. 13 inches
- 12. 28 cm
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