πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A blue rope is 25 inches long. A green rope is 23 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A rope is 16 cm long. A string is 3 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
3The red ribbon is 13 feet long. The blue ribbon is 14 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 18 feet long, then adds 12 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 20 feet long, then adds 12 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 12 cm long, then adds 10 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Aiden has a ribbon 16 meters long and cuts off 9 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Captain Nova has a ribbon 22 feet long and cuts off 12 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9The red ribbon is 15 cm long. The blue ribbon is 7 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Maya builds a train of blocks 17 cm long, then adds 13 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 30 inches long, then adds 23 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A rope is 12 meters long. A string is 9 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 2 inches
- 2. 13 cm
- 3. 27 feet
- 4. 30 feet
- 5. 32 feet
- 6. 22 cm
- 7. 7 meters
- 8. 10 feet
- 9. 22 cm
- 10. 30 cm
- 11. 53 inches
- 12. 3 meters
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