πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 20 inches long. A string is 12 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A rope is 16 inches long. A string is 4 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
3The red ribbon is 18 feet long. The blue ribbon is 2 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 19 inches long and cuts off 16 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A blue rope is 26 cm long. A green rope is 20 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 23 inches long, then adds 21 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7The red ribbon is 2 meters long. The blue ribbon is 17 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
8A blue rope is 14 meters long. A green rope is 11 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Zoe has a ribbon 17 inches long and cuts off 9 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10The red ribbon is 5 inches long. The blue ribbon is 14 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 10 feet long, then adds 5 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A blue rope is 13 meters long. A green rope is 5 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 8 inches
- 2. 12 inches
- 3. 20 feet
- 4. 3 inches
- 5. 6 cm
- 6. 44 inches
- 7. 19 meters
- 8. 3 meters
- 9. 8 inches
- 10. 19 inches
- 11. 15 feet
- 12. 8 meters
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