πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 43 cm long, then adds 12 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
2Comet Kim has a ribbon 41 cm long and cuts off 20 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Priya builds a train of blocks 71 feet long, then adds 27 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 84 cm long and cuts off 23 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
5A rope is 92 cm long. A string is 60 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Two sticks laid end to end are 13 feet long. One stick is 4 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
7A blue rope is 93 feet long. A green rope is 70 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Priya builds a train of blocks 53 feet long, then adds 27 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Two sticks laid end to end are 64 cm long. One stick is 17 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
10A blue rope is 87 inches long. A green rope is 10 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Two sticks laid end to end are 28 inches long. One stick is 18 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Two sticks laid end to end are 15 feet long. One stick is 8 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 55 cm
- 2. 21 cm
- 3. 98 feet
- 4. 61 cm
- 5. 32 cm
- 6. 9 feet
- 7. 23 feet
- 8. 80 feet
- 9. 47 cm
- 10. 77 inches
- 11. 10 inches
- 12. 7 feet
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