πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 28 inches long. A string is 3 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A blue rope is 24 inches long. A green rope is 19 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 30 feet long, then adds 10 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A blue rope is 20 feet long. A green rope is 6 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 25 inches long, then adds 7 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6The red ribbon is 20 feet long. The blue ribbon is 4 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Comet Kim has a ribbon 15 cm long and cuts off 4 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8The red ribbon is 11 inches long. The blue ribbon is 16 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A rope is 13 meters long. A string is 2 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
10A rope is 21 meters long. A string is 19 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
11The red ribbon is 21 inches long. The blue ribbon is 7 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Priya has a ribbon 25 meters long and cuts off 4 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 25 inches
- 2. 5 inches
- 3. 40 feet
- 4. 14 feet
- 5. 32 inches
- 6. 24 feet
- 7. 11 cm
- 8. 27 inches
- 9. 11 meters
- 10. 2 meters
- 11. 28 inches
- 12. 21 meters
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