πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 27 inches long, then adds 23 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 31 feet long, then adds 28 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 16 feet long and cuts off 10 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Leo has a ribbon 30 meters long and cuts off 1 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5A rope is 16 meters long. A string is 5 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 71 meters long, then adds 24 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Omar has a ribbon 93 meters long and cuts off 27 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Priya has a ribbon 57 inches long and cuts off 54 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A rope is 24 meters long. A string is 8 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 59 cm long, then adds 47 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 43 feet long, then adds 35 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Sam has a ribbon 70 cm long and cuts off 34 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 50 inches
- 2. 59 feet
- 3. 6 feet
- 4. 29 meters
- 5. 11 meters
- 6. 95 meters
- 7. 66 meters
- 8. 3 inches
- 9. 16 meters
- 10. 106 cm
- 11. 78 feet
- 12. 36 cm
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