πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Two sticks laid end to end are 67 meters long. One stick is 19 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Ollie the Owl cut 18 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 29 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A blue rope is 28 cm long. A green rope is 4 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
4The red ribbon is 4 feet long. The blue ribbon is 43 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A rope is 49 inches long. A string is 11 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 30 cm long, then adds 11 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
7A blue rope is 53 cm long. A green rope is 34 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Two sticks laid end to end are 50 feet long. One stick is 30 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A rope is 17 cm long. A string is 5 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
10The red ribbon is 37 inches long. The blue ribbon is 11 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Rocket Raj has a ribbon 56 meters long and cuts off 2 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Zoe has a ribbon 74 inches long and cuts off 57 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 48 meters
- 2. 47 meters
- 3. 24 cm
- 4. 47 feet
- 5. 38 inches
- 6. 41 cm
- 7. 19 cm
- 8. 20 feet
- 9. 12 cm
- 10. 48 inches
- 11. 54 meters
- 12. 17 inches
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