πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Two sticks laid end to end are 53 feet long. One stick is 16 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Comet Kim has a ribbon 24 inches long and cuts off 2 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A blue rope is 96 meters long. A green rope is 84 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A rope is 84 cm long. A string is 64 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
5Priya has a ribbon 81 inches long and cuts off 29 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Lily builds a train of blocks 67 inches long, then adds 60 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A rope is 38 feet long. A string is 35 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A rope is 85 cm long. A string is 22 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
9A blue rope is 16 cm long. A green rope is 4 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
10The red ribbon is 33 inches long. The blue ribbon is 37 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A blue rope is 12 cm long. A green rope is 2 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Maya builds a train of blocks 41 meters long, then adds 30 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 37 feet
- 2. 22 inches
- 3. 12 meters
- 4. 20 cm
- 5. 52 inches
- 6. 127 inches
- 7. 3 feet
- 8. 63 cm
- 9. 12 cm
- 10. 70 inches
- 11. 10 cm
- 12. 71 meters
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