πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar builds a train of blocks 80 cm long, then adds 25 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
2Zoe has a ribbon 19 cm long and cuts off 3 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Two sticks laid end to end are 92 cm long. One stick is 42 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
4The red ribbon is 35 inches long. The blue ribbon is 22 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Comet Kim cut 47 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 49 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A rope is 47 meters long. A string is 32 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Zoe has a ribbon 29 feet long and cuts off 11 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Astro Ana cut 39 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 14 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
9The red ribbon is 27 feet long. The blue ribbon is 56 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Two sticks laid end to end are 71 inches long. One stick is 58 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
11The red ribbon is 31 inches long. The blue ribbon is 18 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 38 meters long, then adds 28 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 105 cm
- 2. 16 cm
- 3. 50 cm
- 4. 57 inches
- 5. 96 feet
- 6. 15 meters
- 7. 18 feet
- 8. 53 feet
- 9. 83 feet
- 10. 13 inches
- 11. 49 inches
- 12. 66 meters
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