πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A blue rope is 63 meters long. A green rope is 30 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 59 cm long, then adds 57 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 14 meters long and cuts off 9 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A rope is 97 inches long. A string is 23 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A rope is 53 meters long. A string is 50 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Penny the Panda cut 40 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 20 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 36 feet long, then adds 21 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Penny the Panda cut 80 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 3 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A blue rope is 33 inches long. A green rope is 5 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
10The red ribbon is 7 feet long. The blue ribbon is 10 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Two sticks laid end to end are 64 feet long. One stick is 7 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Two sticks laid end to end are 27 feet long. One stick is 4 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 33 meters
- 2. 116 cm
- 3. 5 meters
- 4. 74 inches
- 5. 3 meters
- 6. 60 inches
- 7. 57 feet
- 8. 83 feet
- 9. 28 inches
- 10. 17 feet
- 11. 57 feet
- 12. 23 feet
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