πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A blue rope is 90 feet long. A green rope is 68 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2The red ribbon is 20 meters long. The blue ribbon is 47 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
3The red ribbon is 6 cm long. The blue ribbon is 12 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
4The red ribbon is 16 cm long. The blue ribbon is 30 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
5A rope is 24 inches long. A string is 4 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Sam builds a train of blocks 30 cm long, then adds 26 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
7The red ribbon is 13 cm long. The blue ribbon is 82 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
8The red ribbon is 55 cm long. The blue ribbon is 8 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
9A rope is 20 feet long. A string is 5 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 24 feet long, then adds 10 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Aiden cut 32 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 59 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Penny the Panda has a ribbon 47 cm long and cuts off 25 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 22 feet
- 2. 67 meters
- 3. 18 cm
- 4. 46 cm
- 5. 20 inches
- 6. 56 cm
- 7. 95 cm
- 8. 63 cm
- 9. 15 feet
- 10. 34 feet
- 11. 91 inches
- 12. 22 cm
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