πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 77 meters long, then adds 73 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Leo has a ribbon 99 inches long and cuts off 72 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Rocket Raj has a ribbon 21 cm long and cuts off 18 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
4A blue rope is 92 meters long. A green rope is 83 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Penny the Panda cut 15 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 12 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Omar builds a train of blocks 10 cm long, then adds 3 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
7A blue rope is 91 meters long. A green rope is 56 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Two sticks laid end to end are 74 cm long. One stick is 32 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
9A blue rope is 10 feet long. A green rope is 2 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Comet Kim has a ribbon 28 feet long and cuts off 17 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11The red ribbon is 28 feet long. The blue ribbon is 33 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
12The red ribbon is 40 inches long. The blue ribbon is 56 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 150 meters
- 2. 27 inches
- 3. 3 cm
- 4. 9 meters
- 5. 27 inches
- 6. 13 cm
- 7. 35 meters
- 8. 42 cm
- 9. 8 feet
- 10. 11 feet
- 11. 61 feet
- 12. 96 inches
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