πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A blue rope is 53 feet long. A green rope is 34 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Captain Nova cut 52 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 34 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Two sticks laid end to end are 35 feet long. One stick is 10 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Two sticks laid end to end are 57 meters long. One stick is 39 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Priya cut 43 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 20 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Aiden builds a train of blocks 97 cm long, then adds 15 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
7The red ribbon is 16 inches long. The blue ribbon is 71 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A rope is 29 meters long. A string is 11 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
9A blue rope is 15 inches long. A green rope is 10 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Penny the Panda cut 8 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 80 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
11The red ribbon is 59 feet long. The blue ribbon is 39 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
12The red ribbon is 9 inches long. The blue ribbon is 5 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 19 feet
- 2. 86 meters
- 3. 25 feet
- 4. 18 meters
- 5. 63 meters
- 6. 112 cm
- 7. 87 inches
- 8. 18 meters
- 9. 5 inches
- 10. 88 feet
- 11. 98 feet
- 12. 14 inches
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