πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 22 meters long. A string is 3 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Maya has a ribbon 18 meters long and cuts off 16 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
3The red ribbon is 9 meters long. The blue ribbon is 8 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 30 feet long and cuts off 5 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A blue rope is 18 inches long. A green rope is 4 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A blue rope is 25 feet long. A green rope is 15 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
7A rope is 17 meters long. A string is 9 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Maya has a ribbon 20 meters long and cuts off 2 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
9The red ribbon is 11 feet long. The blue ribbon is 16 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 11 feet long, then adds 6 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A rope is 26 feet long. A string is 7 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A rope is 21 cm long. A string is 3 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 19 meters
- 2. 2 meters
- 3. 17 meters
- 4. 25 feet
- 5. 14 inches
- 6. 10 feet
- 7. 8 meters
- 8. 18 meters
- 9. 27 feet
- 10. 17 feet
- 11. 19 feet
- 12. 18 cm
Practice this lesson online with games that adjust to your child: agarwalmath.com/math/2nd-grade/word-length