πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A blue rope is 23 meters long. A green rope is 6 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
2The red ribbon is 3 inches long. The blue ribbon is 7 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Omar builds a train of blocks 19 cm long, then adds 2 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 17 feet long and cuts off 8 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 30 inches long, then adds 8 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A blue rope is 23 cm long. A green rope is 20 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
7The red ribbon is 26 feet long. The blue ribbon is 3 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 12 feet long, then adds 10 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9The red ribbon is 17 feet long. The blue ribbon is 6 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
10A rope is 19 meters long. A string is 13 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
11A rope is 24 meters long. A string is 7 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
12The red ribbon is 9 meters long. The blue ribbon is 11 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 17 meters
- 2. 10 inches
- 3. 21 cm
- 4. 9 feet
- 5. 38 inches
- 6. 3 cm
- 7. 29 feet
- 8. 22 feet
- 9. 23 feet
- 10. 6 meters
- 11. 17 meters
- 12. 20 meters
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