πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 34 inches long, then adds 27 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A rope is 28 cm long. A string is 7 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
3A rope is 65 meters long. A string is 20 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Priya builds a train of blocks 17 cm long, then adds 11 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
5Captain Nova has a ribbon 21 meters long and cuts off 7 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
6The red ribbon is 27 feet long. The blue ribbon is 58 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Two sticks laid end to end are 71 inches long. One stick is 21 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Benny the Bear cut 24 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 29 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
9A rope is 34 feet long. A string is 7 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
10The red ribbon is 13 meters long. The blue ribbon is 10 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Comet Kim has a ribbon 64 cm long and cuts off 61 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Ollie the Owl cut 2 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 34 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 61 inches
- 2. 21 cm
- 3. 45 meters
- 4. 28 cm
- 5. 14 meters
- 6. 85 feet
- 7. 50 inches
- 8. 53 meters
- 9. 27 feet
- 10. 23 meters
- 11. 3 cm
- 12. 36 inches
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