πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Rocket Raj has a ribbon 29 feet long and cuts off 9 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A rope is 10 feet long. A string is 5 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A blue rope is 10 feet long. A green rope is 8 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A blue rope is 19 cm long. A green rope is 17 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
5The red ribbon is 8 inches long. The blue ribbon is 17 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Maya builds a train of blocks 26 inches long, then adds 4 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Maya has a ribbon 22 meters long and cuts off 5 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
8The red ribbon is 2 cm long. The blue ribbon is 12 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
9The red ribbon is 7 cm long. The blue ribbon is 5 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
10The red ribbon is 5 meters long. The blue ribbon is 8 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
11A rope is 21 feet long. A string is 14 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 17 meters long, then adds 10 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 20 feet
- 2. 5 feet
- 3. 2 feet
- 4. 2 cm
- 5. 25 inches
- 6. 30 inches
- 7. 17 meters
- 8. 14 cm
- 9. 12 cm
- 10. 13 meters
- 11. 7 feet
- 12. 27 meters
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