πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily builds a train of blocks 26 feet long, then adds 18 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2The red ribbon is 6 cm long. The blue ribbon is 57 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
3A rope is 12 feet long. A string is 6 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A rope is 79 cm long. A string is 25 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
5Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 97 meters long, then adds 77 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 20 inches long and cuts off 13 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Omar has a ribbon 83 cm long and cuts off 62 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Comet Kim has a ribbon 39 meters long and cuts off 4 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Two sticks laid end to end are 28 inches long. One stick is 26 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
10The red ribbon is 27 feet long. The blue ribbon is 36 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Comet Kim cut 13 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 2 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
12The red ribbon is 2 cm long. The blue ribbon is 61 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 44 feet
- 2. 63 cm
- 3. 6 feet
- 4. 54 cm
- 5. 174 meters
- 6. 7 inches
- 7. 21 cm
- 8. 35 meters
- 9. 2 inches
- 10. 63 feet
- 11. 15 cm
- 12. 63 cm
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