πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 91 feet long, then adds 52 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Comet Kim has a ribbon 80 meters long and cuts off 15 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A rope is 57 cm long. A string is 8 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
4A rope is 49 cm long. A string is 24 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
5Omar builds a train of blocks 60 inches long, then adds 14 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A rope is 78 meters long. A string is 69 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 41 meters long, then adds 10 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Lily has a ribbon 55 inches long and cuts off 37 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 12 inches long, then adds 5 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A rope is 25 cm long. A string is 19 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 72 cm long and cuts off 68 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 20 meters long and cuts off 11 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 143 feet
- 2. 65 meters
- 3. 49 cm
- 4. 25 cm
- 5. 74 inches
- 6. 9 meters
- 7. 51 meters
- 8. 18 inches
- 9. 17 inches
- 10. 6 cm
- 11. 4 cm
- 12. 9 meters
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