πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A blue rope is 14 feet long. A green rope is 12 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A blue rope is 15 feet long. A green rope is 8 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A rope is 29 feet long. A string is 14 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A rope is 12 cm long. A string is 2 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
5A rope is 21 feet long. A string is 3 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A blue rope is 12 feet long. A green rope is 4 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
7A blue rope is 21 meters long. A green rope is 7 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
8A blue rope is 19 feet long. A green rope is 7 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
9The red ribbon is 3 inches long. The blue ribbon is 14 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 23 feet long, then adds 16 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 11 feet long, then adds 9 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A blue rope is 26 feet long. A green rope is 15 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 2 feet
- 2. 7 feet
- 3. 15 feet
- 4. 10 cm
- 5. 18 feet
- 6. 8 feet
- 7. 14 meters
- 8. 12 feet
- 9. 17 inches
- 10. 39 feet
- 11. 20 feet
- 12. 11 feet
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