πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Benny the Bear has a ribbon 11 feet long and cuts off 3 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A blue rope is 29 cm long. A green rope is 22 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
3A rope is 22 inches long. A string is 7 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A rope is 22 inches long. A string is 9 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Zoe builds a train of blocks 17 cm long, then adds 5 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
6The red ribbon is 20 meters long. The blue ribbon is 2 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
7A rope is 23 cm long. A string is 21 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Leo has a ribbon 22 cm long and cuts off 15 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
9The red ribbon is 2 meters long. The blue ribbon is 8 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Zoe builds a train of blocks 16 meters long, then adds 14 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11The red ribbon is 9 meters long. The blue ribbon is 4 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
12The red ribbon is 5 inches long. The blue ribbon is 5 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 8 feet
- 2. 7 cm
- 3. 15 inches
- 4. 13 inches
- 5. 22 cm
- 6. 22 meters
- 7. 2 cm
- 8. 7 cm
- 9. 10 meters
- 10. 30 meters
- 11. 13 meters
- 12. 10 inches
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