πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1The red ribbon is 36 cm long. The blue ribbon is 20 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
2Two sticks laid end to end are 73 inches long. One stick is 11 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Two sticks laid end to end are 53 inches long. One stick is 4 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A rope is 36 inches long. A string is 34 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Comet Kim has a ribbon 54 meters long and cuts off 40 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
6A blue rope is 40 cm long. A green rope is 11 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
7A rope is 23 cm long. A string is 4 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Sam builds a train of blocks 32 cm long, then adds 22 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
9Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 13 cm long, then adds 9 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
10A rope is 68 meters long. A string is 66 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Penny the Panda cut 68 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 3 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
12The red ribbon is 4 inches long. The blue ribbon is 96 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 56 cm
- 2. 62 inches
- 3. 49 inches
- 4. 2 inches
- 5. 14 meters
- 6. 29 cm
- 7. 19 cm
- 8. 54 cm
- 9. 22 cm
- 10. 2 meters
- 11. 71 cm
- 12. 100 inches
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