πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 77 feet long. A string is 4 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A blue rope is 48 inches long. A green rope is 14 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Rocket Raj cut 49 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 18 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Zoe cut 55 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 17 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
5The red ribbon is 4 cm long. The blue ribbon is 13 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 23 inches long, then adds 2 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Sam builds a train of blocks 97 cm long, then adds 95 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Fifi the Fox cut 53 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 31 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Aiden builds a train of blocks 40 inches long, then adds 23 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A blue rope is 87 meters long. A green rope is 36 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Two sticks laid end to end are 98 meters long. One stick is 83 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Two sticks laid end to end are 24 feet long. One stick is 18 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 73 feet
- 2. 34 inches
- 3. 67 cm
- 4. 72 feet
- 5. 17 cm
- 6. 25 inches
- 7. 192 cm
- 8. 84 feet
- 9. 63 inches
- 10. 51 meters
- 11. 15 meters
- 12. 6 feet
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