πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 39 feet long. A string is 5 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 96 feet long, then adds 49 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A blue rope is 83 meters long. A green rope is 60 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Two sticks laid end to end are 14 inches long. One stick is 3 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Captain Nova cut 18 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 10 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A blue rope is 38 feet long. A green rope is 34 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Two sticks laid end to end are 46 cm long. One stick is 2 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Leo cut 22 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 66 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 36 feet long, then adds 27 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10The red ribbon is 8 cm long. The blue ribbon is 35 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
11A blue rope is 94 cm long. A green rope is 46 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 50 meters long, then adds 21 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 34 feet
- 2. 145 feet
- 3. 23 meters
- 4. 11 inches
- 5. 28 inches
- 6. 4 feet
- 7. 44 cm
- 8. 88 meters
- 9. 63 feet
- 10. 43 cm
- 11. 48 cm
- 12. 71 meters
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