πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden builds a train of blocks 73 cm long, then adds 50 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
2Two sticks laid end to end are 73 meters long. One stick is 47 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
3The red ribbon is 17 feet long. The blue ribbon is 66 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Maya has a ribbon 48 cm long and cuts off 3 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
5The red ribbon is 18 inches long. The blue ribbon is 31 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A rope is 46 meters long. A string is 29 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
7The red ribbon is 58 meters long. The blue ribbon is 27 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
8A rope is 49 meters long. A string is 29 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
9A rope is 62 cm long. A string is 43 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Penny the Panda has a ribbon 100 meters long and cuts off 34 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11A rope is 35 cm long. A string is 10 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 58 cm long, then adds 29 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 123 cm
- 2. 26 meters
- 3. 83 feet
- 4. 45 cm
- 5. 49 inches
- 6. 17 meters
- 7. 85 meters
- 8. 20 meters
- 9. 19 cm
- 10. 66 meters
- 11. 25 cm
- 12. 87 cm
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