πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 76 cm long. A string is 11 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
2Two sticks laid end to end are 30 meters long. One stick is 24 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
3The red ribbon is 26 meters long. The blue ribbon is 12 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A rope is 73 feet long. A string is 54 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
5The red ribbon is 21 cm long. The blue ribbon is 66 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
6A rope is 26 cm long. A string is 5 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
7A blue rope is 15 feet long. A green rope is 5 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
8The red ribbon is 11 feet long. The blue ribbon is 7 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Comet Kim cut 11 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 9 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
10The red ribbon is 57 meters long. The blue ribbon is 19 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
11The red ribbon is 24 feet long. The blue ribbon is 5 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 86 meters long and cuts off 7 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 65 cm
- 2. 6 meters
- 3. 38 meters
- 4. 19 feet
- 5. 87 cm
- 6. 21 cm
- 7. 10 feet
- 8. 18 feet
- 9. 20 cm
- 10. 76 meters
- 11. 29 feet
- 12. 79 meters
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