πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 54 feet long, then adds 36 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Zoe has a ribbon 34 meters long and cuts off 16 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Captain Nova cut 4 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 12 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Two sticks laid end to end are 21 inches long. One stick is 10 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Ollie the Owl cut 56 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 5 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Astro Ana has a ribbon 43 feet long and cuts off 22 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Fifi the Fox cut 11 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 27 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 22 cm long, then adds 8 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
9A rope is 55 inches long. A string is 15 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 70 feet long, then adds 65 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A rope is 69 cm long. A string is 22 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
12A blue rope is 93 feet long. A green rope is 3 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 90 feet
- 2. 18 meters
- 3. 16 feet
- 4. 11 inches
- 5. 61 meters
- 6. 21 feet
- 7. 38 meters
- 8. 30 cm
- 9. 40 inches
- 10. 135 feet
- 11. 47 cm
- 12. 90 feet
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