πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Two sticks laid end to end are 30 inches long. One stick is 19 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 89 feet long, then adds 68 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 80 inches long, then adds 41 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Sam cut 85 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 12 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
5Benny the Bear cut 2 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 64 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
6A rope is 52 meters long. A string is 50 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Two sticks laid end to end are 31 cm long. One stick is 9 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Priya has a ribbon 77 cm long and cuts off 71 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
9A blue rope is 50 inches long. A green rope is 47 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 78 feet long, then adds 32 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A rope is 70 cm long. A string is 16 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Lily has a ribbon 43 inches long and cuts off 2 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 11 inches
- 2. 157 feet
- 3. 121 inches
- 4. 97 cm
- 5. 66 cm
- 6. 2 meters
- 7. 22 cm
- 8. 6 cm
- 9. 3 inches
- 10. 110 feet
- 11. 54 cm
- 12. 41 inches
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