πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 12 feet long. A string is 8 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A rope is 16 cm long. A string is 3 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 26 inches long, then adds 8 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4The red ribbon is 33 inches long. The blue ribbon is 16 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A blue rope is 48 cm long. A green rope is 39 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Ollie the Owl cut 11 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 19 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Two sticks laid end to end are 19 cm long. One stick is 4 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
8The red ribbon is 20 meters long. The blue ribbon is 9 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
9The red ribbon is 25 inches long. The blue ribbon is 16 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Lily has a ribbon 10 cm long and cuts off 4 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
11The red ribbon is 21 cm long. The blue ribbon is 53 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
12The red ribbon is 18 inches long. The blue ribbon is 6 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 4 feet
- 2. 13 cm
- 3. 34 inches
- 4. 49 inches
- 5. 9 cm
- 6. 30 meters
- 7. 15 cm
- 8. 29 meters
- 9. 41 inches
- 10. 6 cm
- 11. 74 cm
- 12. 24 inches
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