πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A blue rope is 12 inches long. A green rope is 9 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A rope is 15 inches long. A string is 11 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Benny the Bear has a ribbon 19 inches long and cuts off 8 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4The red ribbon is 8 meters long. The blue ribbon is 10 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
5A blue rope is 10 inches long. A green rope is 4 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A rope is 14 inches long. A string is 11 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
7The red ribbon is 6 cm long. The blue ribbon is 14 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
8A rope is 19 cm long. A string is 13 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
9Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 17 inches long, then adds 7 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10The red ribbon is 16 feet long. The blue ribbon is 5 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 15 feet long, then adds 6 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A blue rope is 25 inches long. A green rope is 20 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 3 inches
- 2. 4 inches
- 3. 11 inches
- 4. 18 meters
- 5. 6 inches
- 6. 3 inches
- 7. 20 cm
- 8. 6 cm
- 9. 24 inches
- 10. 21 feet
- 11. 21 feet
- 12. 5 inches
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