πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya has a ribbon 24 meters long and cuts off 5 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 32 cm long, then adds 12 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 16 cm long, then adds 15 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 56 feet long and cuts off 34 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A rope is 63 feet long. A string is 8 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Aiden has a ribbon 42 cm long and cuts off 34 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
7A rope is 94 cm long. A string is 27 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 90 inches long, then adds 59 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Lily builds a train of blocks 68 meters long, then adds 16 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 16 inches long, then adds 8 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A rope is 78 meters long. A string is 33 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 56 inches long, then adds 31 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 19 meters
- 2. 44 cm
- 3. 31 cm
- 4. 22 feet
- 5. 55 feet
- 6. 8 cm
- 7. 67 cm
- 8. 149 inches
- 9. 84 meters
- 10. 24 inches
- 11. 45 meters
- 12. 87 inches
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