πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Two sticks laid end to end are 31 feet long. One stick is 22 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Two sticks laid end to end are 84 cm long. One stick is 23 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Two sticks laid end to end are 21 cm long. One stick is 19 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
4A blue rope is 53 meters long. A green rope is 16 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 46 cm long, then adds 18 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Lily cut 43 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 56 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Astro Ana cut 40 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 19 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
8A rope is 93 cm long. A string is 70 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
9Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 65 meters long, then adds 53 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Two sticks laid end to end are 38 inches long. One stick is 13 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
11The red ribbon is 33 cm long. The blue ribbon is 10 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
12The red ribbon is 37 inches long. The blue ribbon is 4 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 9 feet
- 2. 61 cm
- 3. 2 cm
- 4. 37 meters
- 5. 64 cm
- 6. 99 meters
- 7. 59 cm
- 8. 23 cm
- 9. 118 meters
- 10. 25 inches
- 11. 43 cm
- 12. 41 inches
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