πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden builds a train of blocks 72 feet long, then adds 68 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Two sticks laid end to end are 13 inches long. One stick is 2 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Zoe has a ribbon 40 feet long and cuts off 20 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Sam builds a train of blocks 54 cm long, then adds 30 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
5Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 77 feet long and cuts off 34 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Omar has a ribbon 85 feet long and cuts off 53 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Rocket Raj cut 59 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 5 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A rope is 90 feet long. A string is 24 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
9The red ribbon is 40 meters long. The blue ribbon is 21 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
10A rope is 10 meters long. A string is 4 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 57 meters long, then adds 23 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
12A blue rope is 41 inches long. A green rope is 5 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 140 feet
- 2. 11 inches
- 3. 20 feet
- 4. 84 cm
- 5. 43 feet
- 6. 32 feet
- 7. 64 feet
- 8. 66 feet
- 9. 61 meters
- 10. 6 meters
- 11. 80 meters
- 12. 36 inches
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