πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya builds a train of blocks 65 inches long, then adds 33 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Aiden builds a train of blocks 61 meters long, then adds 12 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Ollie the Owl cut 10 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 25 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Maya builds a train of blocks 85 meters long, then adds 80 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Rocket Raj cut 58 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 5 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Two sticks laid end to end are 12 meters long. One stick is 5 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
7A rope is 25 cm long. A string is 15 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
8A rope is 96 cm long. A string is 67 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
9The red ribbon is 9 inches long. The blue ribbon is 5 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 87 feet long and cuts off 12 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A blue rope is 25 inches long. A green rope is 16 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A blue rope is 45 meters long. A green rope is 27 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 98 inches
- 2. 73 meters
- 3. 35 cm
- 4. 165 meters
- 5. 63 feet
- 6. 7 meters
- 7. 10 cm
- 8. 29 cm
- 9. 14 inches
- 10. 75 feet
- 11. 9 inches
- 12. 18 meters
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