πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 83 cm long, then adds 15 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
2Aiden cut 46 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 11 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
3The red ribbon is 3 cm long. The blue ribbon is 10 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Two sticks laid end to end are 20 feet long. One stick is 6 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A rope is 71 meters long. A string is 60 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Rocket Raj cut 13 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 37 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 89 meters long and cuts off 42 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
8The red ribbon is 15 meters long. The blue ribbon is 50 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Leo builds a train of blocks 34 feet long, then adds 4 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10A blue rope is 96 feet long. A green rope is 51 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Astro Ana cut 74 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 22 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
12A rope is 44 feet long. A string is 10 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 98 cm
- 2. 57 cm
- 3. 13 cm
- 4. 14 feet
- 5. 11 meters
- 6. 50 inches
- 7. 47 meters
- 8. 65 meters
- 9. 38 feet
- 10. 45 feet
- 11. 96 meters
- 12. 34 feet
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