πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo builds a train of blocks 55 feet long, then adds 3 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Zoe cut 4 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 77 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A blue rope is 18 cm long. A green rope is 7 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Lily cut 58 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 18 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A blue rope is 35 inches long. A green rope is 32 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A rope is 53 meters long. A string is 24 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
7A rope is 24 meters long. A string is 5 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Penny the Panda has a ribbon 39 feet long and cuts off 22 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Zoe cut 17 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 15 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A rope is 50 meters long. A string is 45 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
11The red ribbon is 61 cm long. The blue ribbon is 10 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Two sticks laid end to end are 82 inches long. One stick is 9 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 58 feet
- 2. 81 meters
- 3. 11 cm
- 4. 76 feet
- 5. 3 inches
- 6. 29 meters
- 7. 19 meters
- 8. 17 feet
- 9. 32 inches
- 10. 5 meters
- 11. 71 cm
- 12. 73 inches
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