πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 53 meters long. A string is 33 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Lily builds a train of blocks 79 feet long, then adds 71 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Leo builds a train of blocks 29 meters long, then adds 15 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4The red ribbon is 14 cm long. The blue ribbon is 49 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
5Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 74 feet long, then adds 61 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Two sticks laid end to end are 87 meters long. One stick is 24 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Two sticks laid end to end are 35 meters long. One stick is 17 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
8A rope is 32 feet long. A string is 15 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Two sticks laid end to end are 33 feet long. One stick is 29 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Two sticks laid end to end are 23 feet long. One stick is 4 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
11The red ribbon is 25 cm long. The blue ribbon is 14 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
12A blue rope is 11 feet long. A green rope is 6 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 20 meters
- 2. 150 feet
- 3. 44 meters
- 4. 63 cm
- 5. 135 feet
- 6. 63 meters
- 7. 18 meters
- 8. 17 feet
- 9. 4 feet
- 10. 19 feet
- 11. 39 cm
- 12. 5 feet
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