πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A blue rope is 22 feet long. A green rope is 17 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A rope is 26 feet long. A string is 9 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A rope is 25 meters long. A string is 22 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Sam builds a train of blocks 24 meters long, then adds 3 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 22 inches long, then adds 4 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6The red ribbon is 4 feet long. The blue ribbon is 11 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 11 inches long, then adds 6 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8The red ribbon is 14 feet long. The blue ribbon is 5 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
9The red ribbon is 16 feet long. The blue ribbon is 9 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
10The red ribbon is 20 inches long. The blue ribbon is 7 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
11The red ribbon is 16 meters long. The blue ribbon is 10 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Zoe builds a train of blocks 18 inches long, then adds 11 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 5 feet
- 2. 17 feet
- 3. 3 meters
- 4. 27 meters
- 5. 26 inches
- 6. 15 feet
- 7. 17 inches
- 8. 19 feet
- 9. 25 feet
- 10. 27 inches
- 11. 26 meters
- 12. 29 inches
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