πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A blue rope is 27 inches long. A green rope is 8 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A rope is 21 meters long. A string is 17 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A blue rope is 29 inches long. A green rope is 17 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 17 feet long, then adds 4 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 28 meters long, then adds 21 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
6The red ribbon is 6 meters long. The blue ribbon is 6 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
7The red ribbon is 13 meters long. The blue ribbon is 3 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
8A rope is 18 inches long. A string is 13 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A rope is 10 cm long. A string is 8 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
10A rope is 17 meters long. A string is 6 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Benny the Bear has a ribbon 29 feet long and cuts off 9 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12The red ribbon is 2 cm long. The blue ribbon is 9 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 19 inches
- 2. 4 meters
- 3. 12 inches
- 4. 21 feet
- 5. 49 meters
- 6. 12 meters
- 7. 16 meters
- 8. 5 inches
- 9. 2 cm
- 10. 11 meters
- 11. 20 feet
- 12. 11 cm
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