πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 44 inches long, then adds 28 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A rope is 60 cm long. A string is 37 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Captain Nova has a ribbon 97 cm long and cuts off 38 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
4A rope is 93 feet long. A string is 3 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Zoe has a ribbon 64 inches long and cuts off 47 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A rope is 24 meters long. A string is 16 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Comet Kim has a ribbon 12 cm long and cuts off 7 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 77 inches long and cuts off 38 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Penny the Panda has a ribbon 23 feet long and cuts off 22 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 38 cm long, then adds 22 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 56 feet long, then adds 29 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A rope is 18 cm long. A string is 11 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 72 inches
- 2. 23 cm
- 3. 59 cm
- 4. 90 feet
- 5. 17 inches
- 6. 8 meters
- 7. 5 cm
- 8. 39 inches
- 9. 1 feet
- 10. 60 cm
- 11. 85 feet
- 12. 7 cm
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