πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Two sticks laid end to end are 94 meters long. One stick is 73 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Two sticks laid end to end are 90 cm long. One stick is 18 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
3A blue rope is 100 feet long. A green rope is 16 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Two sticks laid end to end are 26 cm long. One stick is 8 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
5A blue rope is 41 inches long. A green rope is 8 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 69 cm long, then adds 19 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
7A rope is 21 meters long. A string is 19 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 20 feet long, then adds 2 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A rope is 18 inches long. A string is 4 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A blue rope is 16 inches long. A green rope is 6 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Astro Ana cut 50 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 44 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Two sticks laid end to end are 96 feet long. One stick is 55 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 21 meters
- 2. 72 cm
- 3. 84 feet
- 4. 18 cm
- 5. 33 inches
- 6. 88 cm
- 7. 2 meters
- 8. 22 feet
- 9. 14 inches
- 10. 10 inches
- 11. 94 feet
- 12. 41 feet
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