πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 41 meters long. A string is 16 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A blue rope is 84 meters long. A green rope is 43 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Captain Nova has a ribbon 71 feet long and cuts off 38 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Priya has a ribbon 10 feet long and cuts off 2 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A blue rope is 27 inches long. A green rope is 11 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Sam has a ribbon 36 cm long and cuts off 32 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
7The red ribbon is 8 feet long. The blue ribbon is 37 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 16 meters long, then adds 10 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
9A blue rope is 86 feet long. A green rope is 72 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 60 feet long, then adds 53 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Maya has a ribbon 47 feet long and cuts off 8 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12The red ribbon is 33 feet long. The blue ribbon is 33 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 25 meters
- 2. 41 meters
- 3. 33 feet
- 4. 8 feet
- 5. 16 inches
- 6. 4 cm
- 7. 45 feet
- 8. 26 meters
- 9. 14 feet
- 10. 113 feet
- 11. 39 feet
- 12. 66 feet
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