πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 22 meters long, then adds 20 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 79 feet long, then adds 14 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Zoe cut 39 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 8 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Fifi the Fox cut 73 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 6 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
5A blue rope is 15 feet long. A green rope is 9 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A rope is 88 cm long. A string is 68 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Two sticks laid end to end are 92 feet long. One stick is 19 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
8The red ribbon is 15 cm long. The blue ribbon is 31 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
9A blue rope is 45 feet long. A green rope is 16 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
10The red ribbon is 48 inches long. The blue ribbon is 51 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
11The red ribbon is 19 feet long. The blue ribbon is 49 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A blue rope is 87 feet long. A green rope is 70 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 42 meters
- 2. 93 feet
- 3. 47 inches
- 4. 79 meters
- 5. 6 feet
- 6. 20 cm
- 7. 73 feet
- 8. 46 cm
- 9. 29 feet
- 10. 99 inches
- 11. 68 feet
- 12. 17 feet
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