πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 11 inches long, then adds 3 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A rope is 35 inches long. A string is 24 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A rope is 97 cm long. A string is 71 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
4A rope is 74 cm long. A string is 31 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
5A rope is 92 feet long. A string is 9 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A rope is 76 feet long. A string is 68 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Lily builds a train of blocks 90 feet long, then adds 74 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Aiden has a ribbon 79 meters long and cuts off 4 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Comet Kim has a ribbon 84 feet long and cuts off 31 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Aiden builds a train of blocks 33 feet long, then adds 23 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 73 feet long, then adds 44 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A rope is 97 feet long. A string is 58 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 14 inches
- 2. 11 inches
- 3. 26 cm
- 4. 43 cm
- 5. 83 feet
- 6. 8 feet
- 7. 164 feet
- 8. 75 meters
- 9. 53 feet
- 10. 56 feet
- 11. 117 feet
- 12. 39 feet
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