πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Captain Nova has a ribbon 64 inches long and cuts off 23 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 100 cm long, then adds 41 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3A rope is 10 feet long. A string is 8 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A rope is 90 inches long. A string is 73 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Rocket Raj has a ribbon 76 feet long and cuts off 66 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Comet Kim has a ribbon 68 feet long and cuts off 49 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 35 inches long, then adds 33 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Aiden builds a train of blocks 29 inches long, then adds 13 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 94 cm long, then adds 79 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 42 inches long, then adds 28 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A rope is 89 feet long. A string is 54 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Aiden builds a train of blocks 56 feet long, then adds 54 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 41 inches
- 2. 141 cm
- 3. 2 feet
- 4. 17 inches
- 5. 10 feet
- 6. 19 feet
- 7. 68 inches
- 8. 42 inches
- 9. 173 cm
- 10. 70 inches
- 11. 35 feet
- 12. 110 feet
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