πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar has a ribbon 23 cm long and cuts off 21 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
2Sam builds a train of blocks 19 meters long, then adds 13 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 87 feet long, then adds 72 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A rope is 59 meters long. A string is 13 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
5A rope is 11 cm long. A string is 9 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 56 feet long, then adds 35 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Comet Kim has a ribbon 76 inches long and cuts off 30 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 30 feet long, then adds 5 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Lily builds a train of blocks 70 meters long, then adds 37 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
10A rope is 99 inches long. A string is 41 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Rocket Raj has a ribbon 46 inches long and cuts off 37 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A rope is 37 inches long. A string is 25 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 2 cm
- 2. 32 meters
- 3. 159 feet
- 4. 46 meters
- 5. 2 cm
- 6. 91 feet
- 7. 46 inches
- 8. 35 feet
- 9. 107 meters
- 10. 58 inches
- 11. 9 inches
- 12. 12 inches
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