πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1The red ribbon is 28 inches long. The blue ribbon is 22 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Two sticks laid end to end are 46 feet long. One stick is 43 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
3The red ribbon is 65 feet long. The blue ribbon is 18 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Two sticks laid end to end are 57 inches long. One stick is 19 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Aiden cut 41 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 52 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 24 cm long and cuts off 14 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
7A blue rope is 24 feet long. A green rope is 21 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Two sticks laid end to end are 25 feet long. One stick is 13 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 86 inches long, then adds 51 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A rope is 56 feet long. A string is 15 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A blue rope is 56 meters long. A green rope is 22 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
12The red ribbon is 65 meters long. The blue ribbon is 15 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 50 inches
- 2. 3 feet
- 3. 83 feet
- 4. 38 inches
- 5. 93 cm
- 6. 10 cm
- 7. 3 feet
- 8. 12 feet
- 9. 137 inches
- 10. 41 feet
- 11. 34 meters
- 12. 80 meters
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