πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 23 inches long, then adds 17 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Penny the Panda has a ribbon 39 meters long and cuts off 3 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Sam has a ribbon 63 inches long and cuts off 6 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A rope is 14 cm long. A string is 8 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
5Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 96 feet long, then adds 38 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Priya has a ribbon 25 feet long and cuts off 7 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7A rope is 54 meters long. A string is 17 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Benny the Bear has a ribbon 78 meters long and cuts off 2 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
9A rope is 31 meters long. A string is 5 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
10A rope is 26 cm long. A string is 17 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Priya builds a train of blocks 94 feet long, then adds 59 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A rope is 38 cm long. A string is 17 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 40 inches
- 2. 36 meters
- 3. 57 inches
- 4. 6 cm
- 5. 134 feet
- 6. 18 feet
- 7. 37 meters
- 8. 76 meters
- 9. 26 meters
- 10. 9 cm
- 11. 153 feet
- 12. 21 cm
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