πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1The red ribbon is 13 inches long. The blue ribbon is 5 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 22 feet long, then adds 13 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A rope is 18 meters long. A string is 7 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A blue rope is 22 inches long. A green rope is 20 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A blue rope is 12 cm long. A green rope is 4 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
6A rope is 18 meters long. A string is 2 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
7The red ribbon is 6 meters long. The blue ribbon is 6 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
8The red ribbon is 9 inches long. The blue ribbon is 20 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 11 inches long, then adds 4 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Comet Kim has a ribbon 25 cm long and cuts off 15 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
11A blue rope is 15 inches long. A green rope is 8 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A blue rope is 14 meters long. A green rope is 12 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 18 inches
- 2. 35 feet
- 3. 11 meters
- 4. 2 inches
- 5. 8 cm
- 6. 16 meters
- 7. 12 meters
- 8. 29 inches
- 9. 15 inches
- 10. 10 cm
- 11. 7 inches
- 12. 2 meters
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