πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Two sticks laid end to end are 48 cm long. One stick is 3 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
2Two sticks laid end to end are 50 feet long. One stick is 26 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Zoe builds a train of blocks 38 meters long, then adds 27 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 33 inches long, then adds 11 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Two sticks laid end to end are 47 feet long. One stick is 19 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Two sticks laid end to end are 87 cm long. One stick is 46 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Two sticks laid end to end are 84 inches long. One stick is 65 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A rope is 56 feet long. A string is 30 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Ollie the Owl cut 23 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 61 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 62 feet long, then adds 29 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11The red ribbon is 11 cm long. The blue ribbon is 10 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
12A rope is 74 cm long. A string is 60 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 45 cm
- 2. 24 feet
- 3. 65 meters
- 4. 44 inches
- 5. 28 feet
- 6. 41 cm
- 7. 19 inches
- 8. 26 feet
- 9. 84 feet
- 10. 91 feet
- 11. 21 cm
- 12. 14 cm
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