πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 41 meters long, then adds 18 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Omar has a ribbon 29 inches long and cuts off 25 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A rope is 45 meters long. A string is 34 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 20 meters long, then adds 18 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Aiden has a ribbon 16 inches long and cuts off 5 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Leo builds a train of blocks 44 feet long, then adds 31 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Astro Ana has a ribbon 87 inches long and cuts off 60 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Maya has a ribbon 20 meters long and cuts off 17 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 73 feet long, then adds 58 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Leo has a ribbon 63 meters long and cuts off 30 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11A rope is 50 cm long. A string is 49 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
12A rope is 68 meters long. A string is 13 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 59 meters
- 2. 4 inches
- 3. 11 meters
- 4. 38 meters
- 5. 11 inches
- 6. 75 feet
- 7. 27 inches
- 8. 3 meters
- 9. 131 feet
- 10. 33 meters
- 11. 1 cm
- 12. 55 meters
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