πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Two sticks laid end to end are 12 feet long. One stick is 2 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Priya builds a train of blocks 33 cm long, then adds 9 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3A rope is 99 feet long. A string is 48 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Ollie the Owl cut 71 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 25 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Fifi the Fox cut 12 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 12 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Two sticks laid end to end are 79 cm long. One stick is 57 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
7The red ribbon is 7 meters long. The blue ribbon is 10 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Two sticks laid end to end are 28 feet long. One stick is 24 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Two sticks laid end to end are 82 inches long. One stick is 14 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
10The red ribbon is 15 meters long. The blue ribbon is 3 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
11A blue rope is 48 feet long. A green rope is 24 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 16 meters long and cuts off 13 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 10 feet
- 2. 42 cm
- 3. 51 feet
- 4. 96 feet
- 5. 24 feet
- 6. 22 cm
- 7. 17 meters
- 8. 4 feet
- 9. 68 inches
- 10. 18 meters
- 11. 24 feet
- 12. 3 meters
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