πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1The red ribbon is 20 inches long. The blue ribbon is 6 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A blue rope is 12 feet long. A green rope is 2 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Omar has a ribbon 11 cm long and cuts off 3 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Zoe builds a train of blocks 30 cm long, then adds 23 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
5The red ribbon is 4 cm long. The blue ribbon is 6 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
6The red ribbon is 20 inches long. The blue ribbon is 4 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A rope is 17 feet long. A string is 14 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A blue rope is 20 cm long. A green rope is 17 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
9Leo has a ribbon 27 meters long and cuts off 16 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 30 inches long, then adds 16 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A blue rope is 10 meters long. A green rope is 2 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Priya has a ribbon 24 meters long and cuts off 19 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 26 inches
- 2. 10 feet
- 3. 8 cm
- 4. 53 cm
- 5. 10 cm
- 6. 24 inches
- 7. 3 feet
- 8. 3 cm
- 9. 11 meters
- 10. 46 inches
- 11. 8 meters
- 12. 5 meters
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