πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden builds a train of blocks 47 cm long, then adds 42 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
2A rope is 23 meters long. A string is 21 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Two sticks laid end to end are 25 inches long. One stick is 13 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Ollie the Owl cut 66 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 30 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Aiden has a ribbon 21 meters long and cuts off 5 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 98 cm long, then adds 39 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Astro Ana has a ribbon 73 cm long and cuts off 57 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Zoe builds a train of blocks 27 meters long, then adds 9 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Two sticks laid end to end are 10 cm long. One stick is 5 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Two sticks laid end to end are 14 cm long. One stick is 9 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Two sticks laid end to end are 27 feet long. One stick is 15 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Two sticks laid end to end are 83 meters long. One stick is 46 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 89 cm
- 2. 2 meters
- 3. 12 inches
- 4. 96 meters
- 5. 16 meters
- 6. 137 cm
- 7. 16 cm
- 8. 36 meters
- 9. 5 cm
- 10. 5 cm
- 11. 12 feet
- 12. 37 meters
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