πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A blue rope is 30 feet long. A green rope is 15 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A rope is 12 feet long. A string is 9 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A rope is 18 cm long. A string is 3 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
4A rope is 10 inches long. A string is 3 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 30 meters long, then adds 8 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
6The red ribbon is 14 feet long. The blue ribbon is 14 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 10 cm long, then adds 3 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8A blue rope is 28 cm long. A green rope is 25 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
9A rope is 22 inches long. A string is 19 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
10The red ribbon is 9 meters long. The blue ribbon is 4 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Zoe has a ribbon 16 meters long and cuts off 10 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
12A rope is 29 meters long. A string is 5 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 15 feet
- 2. 3 feet
- 3. 15 cm
- 4. 7 inches
- 5. 38 meters
- 6. 28 feet
- 7. 13 cm
- 8. 3 cm
- 9. 3 inches
- 10. 13 meters
- 11. 6 meters
- 12. 24 meters
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