πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden builds a train of blocks 16 cm long, then adds 11 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
2Priya builds a train of blocks 72 meters long, then adds 12 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A rope is 69 cm long. A string is 39 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
4A rope is 12 cm long. A string is 3 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
5A rope is 56 cm long. A string is 43 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Maya has a ribbon 85 feet long and cuts off 29 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Sam has a ribbon 18 inches long and cuts off 13 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A rope is 61 cm long. A string is 6 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
9Sam builds a train of blocks 18 feet long, then adds 7 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Zoe has a ribbon 52 inches long and cuts off 50 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 74 meters long, then adds 4 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
12A rope is 40 cm long. A string is 29 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 27 cm
- 2. 84 meters
- 3. 30 cm
- 4. 9 cm
- 5. 13 cm
- 6. 56 feet
- 7. 5 inches
- 8. 55 cm
- 9. 25 feet
- 10. 2 inches
- 11. 78 meters
- 12. 11 cm
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