πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 15 feet long. A string is 8 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A blue rope is 24 cm long. A green rope is 4 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
3A blue rope is 10 feet long. A green rope is 8 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Maya builds a train of blocks 22 meters long, then adds 6 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5A blue rope is 10 feet long. A green rope is 2 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A blue rope is 10 inches long. A green rope is 8 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A rope is 20 meters long. A string is 4 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
8A rope is 10 cm long. A string is 2 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
9A rope is 15 cm long. A string is 13 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Aiden builds a train of blocks 27 meters long, then adds 5 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11The red ribbon is 2 meters long. The blue ribbon is 11 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
12A blue rope is 27 cm long. A green rope is 8 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 7 feet
- 2. 20 cm
- 3. 2 feet
- 4. 28 meters
- 5. 8 feet
- 6. 2 inches
- 7. 16 meters
- 8. 8 cm
- 9. 2 cm
- 10. 32 meters
- 11. 13 meters
- 12. 19 cm
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