πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A blue rope is 11 cm long. A green rope is 6 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
2Lily builds a train of blocks 13 cm long, then adds 7 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3A rope is 20 feet long. A string is 15 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 26 meters long, then adds 13 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5A blue rope is 28 cm long. A green rope is 17 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
6A rope is 30 feet long. A string is 25 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Zoe has a ribbon 11 cm long and cuts off 8 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Priya has a ribbon 18 cm long and cuts off 3 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
9The red ribbon is 26 feet long. The blue ribbon is 3 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Penny the Panda has a ribbon 11 meters long and cuts off 8 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Lily builds a train of blocks 22 meters long, then adds 19 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
12A rope is 27 inches long. A string is 3 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 5 cm
- 2. 20 cm
- 3. 5 feet
- 4. 39 meters
- 5. 11 cm
- 6. 5 feet
- 7. 3 cm
- 8. 15 cm
- 9. 29 feet
- 10. 3 meters
- 11. 41 meters
- 12. 24 inches
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