πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Fifi the Fox cut 16 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 8 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
2A rope is 48 inches long. A string is 22 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A rope is 54 meters long. A string is 48 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 88 meters long, then adds 23 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Rocket Raj has a ribbon 29 inches long and cuts off 6 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6The red ribbon is 12 inches long. The blue ribbon is 2 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Sam builds a train of blocks 78 feet long, then adds 66 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Ollie the Owl cut 26 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 54 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 75 cm long, then adds 35 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Two sticks laid end to end are 57 feet long. One stick is 28 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Aiden builds a train of blocks 95 feet long, then adds 21 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 24 meters long, then adds 8 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 24 cm
- 2. 26 inches
- 3. 6 meters
- 4. 111 meters
- 5. 23 inches
- 6. 14 inches
- 7. 144 feet
- 8. 80 feet
- 9. 110 cm
- 10. 29 feet
- 11. 116 feet
- 12. 32 meters
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