πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 13 inches long, then adds 8 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2The red ribbon is 28 meters long. The blue ribbon is 71 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Two sticks laid end to end are 15 feet long. One stick is 10 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 91 meters long, then adds 50 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5A blue rope is 30 inches long. A green rope is 13 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Penny the Panda has a ribbon 88 inches long and cuts off 36 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A rope is 40 inches long. A string is 15 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Two sticks laid end to end are 65 feet long. One stick is 20 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A rope is 69 feet long. A string is 26 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
10A rope is 100 feet long. A string is 96 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
11The red ribbon is 2 meters long. The blue ribbon is 15 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Two sticks laid end to end are 93 cm long. One stick is 78 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 21 inches
- 2. 99 meters
- 3. 5 feet
- 4. 141 meters
- 5. 17 inches
- 6. 52 inches
- 7. 25 inches
- 8. 45 feet
- 9. 43 feet
- 10. 4 feet
- 11. 17 meters
- 12. 15 cm
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