πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 59 inches long, then adds 17 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Leo cut 29 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 38 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Two sticks laid end to end are 47 feet long. One stick is 36 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Leo builds a train of blocks 79 meters long, then adds 68 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5A rope is 95 cm long. A string is 73 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Two sticks laid end to end are 69 feet long. One stick is 16 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
7A blue rope is 52 inches long. A green rope is 15 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A rope is 47 feet long. A string is 10 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Two sticks laid end to end are 48 feet long. One stick is 11 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 58 feet long, then adds 4 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Leo has a ribbon 29 meters long and cuts off 18 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Aiden has a ribbon 94 cm long and cuts off 41 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 76 inches
- 2. 67 cm
- 3. 11 feet
- 4. 147 meters
- 5. 22 cm
- 6. 53 feet
- 7. 37 inches
- 8. 37 feet
- 9. 37 feet
- 10. 62 feet
- 11. 11 meters
- 12. 53 cm
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