πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 12 feet long. A string is 5 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Aiden builds a train of blocks 29 inches long, then adds 21 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Zoe builds a train of blocks 27 meters long, then adds 22 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A rope is 20 inches long. A string is 7 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
5The red ribbon is 13 meters long. The blue ribbon is 6 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 17 cm long, then adds 4 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
7A blue rope is 16 feet long. A green rope is 7 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A blue rope is 28 cm long. A green rope is 19 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
9A blue rope is 30 feet long. A green rope is 11 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
10A rope is 11 inches long. A string is 6 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Benny the Bear has a ribbon 14 cm long and cuts off 10 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
12The red ribbon is 7 feet long. The blue ribbon is 4 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 7 feet
- 2. 50 inches
- 3. 49 meters
- 4. 13 inches
- 5. 19 meters
- 6. 21 cm
- 7. 9 feet
- 8. 9 cm
- 9. 19 feet
- 10. 5 inches
- 11. 4 cm
- 12. 11 feet
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