πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A blue rope is 21 inches long. A green rope is 12 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 20 cm long, then adds 15 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3A rope is 18 inches long. A string is 11 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A blue rope is 19 feet long. A green rope is 13 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Omar builds a train of blocks 24 feet long, then adds 5 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Sam has a ribbon 20 feet long and cuts off 3 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 20 feet long and cuts off 3 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Penny the Panda has a ribbon 11 inches long and cuts off 9 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9The red ribbon is 4 cm long. The blue ribbon is 20 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
10The red ribbon is 14 cm long. The blue ribbon is 2 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
11A rope is 14 feet long. A string is 10 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
12The red ribbon is 11 meters long. The blue ribbon is 3 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 9 inches
- 2. 35 cm
- 3. 7 inches
- 4. 6 feet
- 5. 29 feet
- 6. 17 feet
- 7. 17 feet
- 8. 2 inches
- 9. 24 cm
- 10. 16 cm
- 11. 4 feet
- 12. 14 meters
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