πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 61 meters long, then adds 32 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Captain Nova has a ribbon 99 feet long and cuts off 29 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Penny the Panda cut 46 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 37 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Comet Kim cut 18 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 5 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
5Lily cut 5 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 7 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 46 feet long, then adds 9 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Aiden cut 22 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 56 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
8A rope is 10 meters long. A string is 2 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
9A blue rope is 72 inches long. A green rope is 53 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Aiden builds a train of blocks 26 inches long, then adds 15 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 85 feet long and cuts off 13 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Sam cut 37 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 54 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 93 meters
- 2. 70 feet
- 3. 83 feet
- 4. 23 cm
- 5. 12 meters
- 6. 55 feet
- 7. 78 meters
- 8. 8 meters
- 9. 19 inches
- 10. 41 inches
- 11. 72 feet
- 12. 91 feet
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