πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1The red ribbon is 8 meters long. The blue ribbon is 8 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 19 inches long, then adds 4 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3The red ribbon is 14 feet long. The blue ribbon is 9 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A blue rope is 11 cm long. A green rope is 7 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
5The red ribbon is 9 meters long. The blue ribbon is 14 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Captain Nova has a ribbon 17 feet long and cuts off 13 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7A rope is 14 meters long. A string is 2 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
8A rope is 23 inches long. A string is 9 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
9The red ribbon is 10 cm long. The blue ribbon is 3 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Sam builds a train of blocks 18 cm long, then adds 12 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
11A blue rope is 27 feet long. A green rope is 24 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A blue rope is 23 cm long. A green rope is 8 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 16 meters
- 2. 23 inches
- 3. 23 feet
- 4. 4 cm
- 5. 23 meters
- 6. 4 feet
- 7. 12 meters
- 8. 14 inches
- 9. 13 cm
- 10. 30 cm
- 11. 3 feet
- 12. 15 cm
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