πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 38 feet long, then adds 15 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A rope is 35 meters long. A string is 23 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Fifi the Fox cut 31 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 19 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Comet Kim has a ribbon 24 feet long and cuts off 13 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Two sticks laid end to end are 47 inches long. One stick is 29 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Aiden has a ribbon 36 feet long and cuts off 16 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Penny the Panda cut 7 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 16 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 66 cm long, then adds 46 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
9Rocket Raj cut 22 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 47 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
10The red ribbon is 7 inches long. The blue ribbon is 16 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Zoe cut 8 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 9 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Rocket Raj has a ribbon 51 cm long and cuts off 16 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 53 feet
- 2. 12 meters
- 3. 50 inches
- 4. 11 feet
- 5. 18 inches
- 6. 20 feet
- 7. 23 cm
- 8. 112 cm
- 9. 69 inches
- 10. 23 inches
- 11. 17 meters
- 12. 35 cm
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