πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Two sticks laid end to end are 54 feet long. One stick is 26 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Sam cut 5 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 86 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
3The red ribbon is 4 meters long. The blue ribbon is 26 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A rope is 50 feet long. A string is 14 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A rope is 34 inches long. A string is 10 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
6The red ribbon is 18 inches long. The blue ribbon is 2 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Aiden cut 16 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 12 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Sam has a ribbon 12 cm long and cuts off 4 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
9A rope is 90 meters long. A string is 11 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Lily has a ribbon 92 feet long and cuts off 43 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A rope is 26 feet long. A string is 17 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A blue rope is 21 feet long. A green rope is 2 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 28 feet
- 2. 91 meters
- 3. 30 meters
- 4. 36 feet
- 5. 24 inches
- 6. 20 inches
- 7. 28 feet
- 8. 8 cm
- 9. 79 meters
- 10. 49 feet
- 11. 9 feet
- 12. 19 feet
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