πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 19 meters long, then adds 3 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 45 meters long, then adds 20 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 23 cm long and cuts off 17 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Two sticks laid end to end are 22 cm long. One stick is 17 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
5Benny the Bear has a ribbon 24 inches long and cuts off 7 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6The red ribbon is 5 inches long. The blue ribbon is 47 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 25 meters long, then adds 21 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Astro Ana has a ribbon 53 inches long and cuts off 49 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A blue rope is 41 feet long. A green rope is 21 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Rocket Raj cut 3 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 25 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Two sticks laid end to end are 64 cm long. One stick is 50 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
12A blue rope is 49 cm long. A green rope is 35 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 22 meters
- 2. 65 meters
- 3. 6 cm
- 4. 5 cm
- 5. 17 inches
- 6. 52 inches
- 7. 46 meters
- 8. 4 inches
- 9. 20 feet
- 10. 28 meters
- 11. 14 cm
- 12. 14 cm
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