πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Two sticks laid end to end are 54 feet long. One stick is 7 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A rope is 57 meters long. A string is 29 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Two sticks laid end to end are 10 feet long. One stick is 4 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A blue rope is 50 feet long. A green rope is 12 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A rope is 48 cm long. A string is 34 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 59 feet long, then adds 38 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Captain Nova cut 41 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 12 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
8The red ribbon is 11 meters long. The blue ribbon is 58 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Sam cut 75 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 21 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
10A blue rope is 14 meters long. A green rope is 8 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Captain Nova cut 67 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 19 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 13 feet long, then adds 11 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 47 feet
- 2. 28 meters
- 3. 6 feet
- 4. 38 feet
- 5. 14 cm
- 6. 97 feet
- 7. 53 cm
- 8. 69 meters
- 9. 96 meters
- 10. 6 meters
- 11. 86 cm
- 12. 24 feet
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