πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 21 feet long. A string is 9 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Two sticks laid end to end are 51 inches long. One stick is 49 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 54 feet long and cuts off 43 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Zoe cut 26 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 2 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
5A blue rope is 55 cm long. A green rope is 33 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
6A blue rope is 34 meters long. A green rope is 24 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Captain Nova has a ribbon 24 meters long and cuts off 2 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
8A rope is 64 meters long. A string is 27 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Maya cut 15 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 21 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 53 feet long, then adds 2 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11The red ribbon is 2 feet long. The blue ribbon is 26 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A rope is 19 inches long. A string is 17 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 12 feet
- 2. 2 inches
- 3. 11 feet
- 4. 28 meters
- 5. 22 cm
- 6. 10 meters
- 7. 22 meters
- 8. 37 meters
- 9. 36 inches
- 10. 55 feet
- 11. 28 feet
- 12. 2 inches
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