πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 44 inches long, then adds 6 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A rope is 52 cm long. A string is 40 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Priya has a ribbon 22 meters long and cuts off 13 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Ollie the Owl cut 2 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 69 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
5Comet Kim has a ribbon 70 inches long and cuts off 59 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Rocket Raj has a ribbon 34 cm long and cuts off 28 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Two sticks laid end to end are 65 inches long. One stick is 16 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Rocket Raj has a ribbon 28 feet long and cuts off 26 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A blue rope is 38 feet long. A green rope is 14 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Two sticks laid end to end are 45 cm long. One stick is 36 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
11A blue rope is 15 cm long. A green rope is 8 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
12The red ribbon is 12 meters long. The blue ribbon is 13 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 50 inches
- 2. 12 cm
- 3. 9 meters
- 4. 71 cm
- 5. 11 inches
- 6. 6 cm
- 7. 49 inches
- 8. 2 feet
- 9. 24 feet
- 10. 9 cm
- 11. 7 cm
- 12. 25 meters
Practice this lesson online with games that adjust to your child: agarwalmath.com/math/2nd-grade/word-length