πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 21 feet long. A string is 8 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2The red ribbon is 11 meters long. The blue ribbon is 7 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 26 meters long, then adds 7 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4The red ribbon is 16 meters long. The blue ribbon is 2 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Captain Nova has a ribbon 13 inches long and cuts off 8 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Priya has a ribbon 16 feet long and cuts off 3 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Captain Nova has a ribbon 24 feet long and cuts off 19 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Priya has a ribbon 20 feet long and cuts off 12 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A blue rope is 10 feet long. A green rope is 3 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
10The red ribbon is 11 inches long. The blue ribbon is 6 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A rope is 25 inches long. A string is 5 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Captain Nova has a ribbon 16 meters long and cuts off 8 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 13 feet
- 2. 18 meters
- 3. 33 meters
- 4. 18 meters
- 5. 5 inches
- 6. 13 feet
- 7. 5 feet
- 8. 8 feet
- 9. 7 feet
- 10. 17 inches
- 11. 20 inches
- 12. 8 meters
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