πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 54 meters long, then adds 12 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Two sticks laid end to end are 13 meters long. One stick is 7 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Fifi the Fox cut 12 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 6 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Penny the Panda has a ribbon 96 meters long and cuts off 38 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Aiden builds a train of blocks 40 cm long, then adds 3 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 62 meters long, then adds 8 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
7A blue rope is 18 feet long. A green rope is 16 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A rope is 86 meters long. A string is 60 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
9The red ribbon is 17 meters long. The blue ribbon is 51 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
10The red ribbon is 40 cm long. The blue ribbon is 58 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
11A blue rope is 30 meters long. A green rope is 10 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Maya builds a train of blocks 84 feet long, then adds 28 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 66 meters
- 2. 6 meters
- 3. 18 inches
- 4. 58 meters
- 5. 43 cm
- 6. 70 meters
- 7. 2 feet
- 8. 26 meters
- 9. 68 meters
- 10. 98 cm
- 11. 20 meters
- 12. 112 feet
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