πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 24 cm long, then adds 21 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
2A rope is 84 meters long. A string is 24 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A rope is 69 feet long. A string is 65 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 11 meters long, then adds 7 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Sam has a ribbon 23 inches long and cuts off 20 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 53 meters long, then adds 6 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 26 feet long, then adds 10 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Captain Nova has a ribbon 70 meters long and cuts off 64 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 52 cm long and cuts off 39 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Benny the Bear has a ribbon 58 meters long and cuts off 57 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Penny the Panda has a ribbon 53 inches long and cuts off 25 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 70 inches long, then adds 6 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 45 cm
- 2. 60 meters
- 3. 4 feet
- 4. 18 meters
- 5. 3 inches
- 6. 59 meters
- 7. 36 feet
- 8. 6 meters
- 9. 13 cm
- 10. 1 meters
- 11. 28 inches
- 12. 76 inches
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