πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Two sticks laid end to end are 63 meters long. One stick is 32 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Leo builds a train of blocks 85 meters long, then adds 30 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
3The red ribbon is 17 inches long. The blue ribbon is 75 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 13 cm long, then adds 3 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
5A rope is 74 feet long. A string is 40 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Lily has a ribbon 34 cm long and cuts off 18 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
7A rope is 79 feet long. A string is 67 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Two sticks laid end to end are 94 feet long. One stick is 69 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Penny the Panda has a ribbon 11 feet long and cuts off 6 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Two sticks laid end to end are 59 meters long. One stick is 47 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Penny the Panda cut 23 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 39 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 21 meters long, then adds 9 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 31 meters
- 2. 115 meters
- 3. 92 inches
- 4. 16 cm
- 5. 34 feet
- 6. 16 cm
- 7. 12 feet
- 8. 25 feet
- 9. 5 feet
- 10. 12 meters
- 11. 62 inches
- 12. 30 meters
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