πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 62 cm long. A string is 50 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
2A rope is 57 feet long. A string is 55 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Two sticks laid end to end are 32 cm long. One stick is 28 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
4A rope is 35 cm long. A string is 16 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
5A blue rope is 35 meters long. A green rope is 24 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
6The red ribbon is 39 cm long. The blue ribbon is 30 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
7A blue rope is 87 inches long. A green rope is 54 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Two sticks laid end to end are 15 cm long. One stick is 2 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
9Two sticks laid end to end are 43 meters long. One stick is 32 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Priya has a ribbon 46 cm long and cuts off 31 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Comet Kim cut 14 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 4 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Two sticks laid end to end are 90 cm long. One stick is 76 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 12 cm
- 2. 2 feet
- 3. 4 cm
- 4. 19 cm
- 5. 11 meters
- 6. 69 cm
- 7. 33 inches
- 8. 13 cm
- 9. 11 meters
- 10. 15 cm
- 11. 18 meters
- 12. 14 cm
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