πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A blue rope is 24 inches long. A green rope is 15 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 26 meters long, then adds 3 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 21 meters long, then adds 7 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A blue rope is 13 feet long. A green rope is 11 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A rope is 23 cm long. A string is 18 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
6A rope is 15 feet long. A string is 5 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
7The red ribbon is 6 meters long. The blue ribbon is 7 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
8The red ribbon is 8 cm long. The blue ribbon is 6 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
9The red ribbon is 7 inches long. The blue ribbon is 10 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A blue rope is 13 cm long. A green rope is 9 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 10 cm long, then adds 3 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
12The red ribbon is 15 inches long. The blue ribbon is 4 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 9 inches
- 2. 29 meters
- 3. 28 meters
- 4. 2 feet
- 5. 5 cm
- 6. 10 feet
- 7. 13 meters
- 8. 14 cm
- 9. 17 inches
- 10. 4 cm
- 11. 13 cm
- 12. 19 inches
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