πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 26 inches long. A string is 4 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A blue rope is 19 feet long. A green rope is 3 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 26 meters long, then adds 9 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A blue rope is 10 meters long. A green rope is 2 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
5A blue rope is 26 feet long. A green rope is 22 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A blue rope is 20 feet long. A green rope is 15 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
7A rope is 25 meters long. A string is 15 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
8The red ribbon is 12 inches long. The blue ribbon is 9 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A blue rope is 11 feet long. A green rope is 5 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
10The red ribbon is 7 feet long. The blue ribbon is 5 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
11The red ribbon is 4 feet long. The blue ribbon is 6 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 23 meters long, then adds 20 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 22 inches
- 2. 16 feet
- 3. 35 meters
- 4. 8 meters
- 5. 4 feet
- 6. 5 feet
- 7. 10 meters
- 8. 21 inches
- 9. 6 feet
- 10. 12 feet
- 11. 10 feet
- 12. 43 meters
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