πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 59 feet long, then adds 57 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 39 inches long, then adds 36 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A blue rope is 95 feet long. A green rope is 47 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A rope is 21 feet long. A string is 7 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A blue rope is 19 cm long. A green rope is 17 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Two sticks laid end to end are 60 meters long. One stick is 31 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Two sticks laid end to end are 86 cm long. One stick is 66 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Comet Kim cut 3 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 22 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
9Two sticks laid end to end are 17 inches long. One stick is 13 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Two sticks laid end to end are 28 inches long. One stick is 8 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 69 inches long, then adds 23 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Two sticks laid end to end are 21 feet long. One stick is 14 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 116 feet
- 2. 75 inches
- 3. 48 feet
- 4. 14 feet
- 5. 2 cm
- 6. 29 meters
- 7. 20 cm
- 8. 25 cm
- 9. 4 inches
- 10. 20 inches
- 11. 92 inches
- 12. 7 feet
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