πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1The red ribbon is 25 cm long. The blue ribbon is 52 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
2Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 17 inches long, then adds 2 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Captain Nova has a ribbon 21 inches long and cuts off 6 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A rope is 100 meters long. A string is 89 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Two sticks laid end to end are 89 feet long. One stick is 22 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A rope is 64 cm long. A string is 19 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Lily builds a train of blocks 92 meters long, then adds 58 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Two sticks laid end to end are 99 feet long. One stick is 52 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A blue rope is 61 inches long. A green rope is 54 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A blue rope is 15 meters long. A green rope is 3 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
11The red ribbon is 5 cm long. The blue ribbon is 10 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
12The red ribbon is 9 cm long. The blue ribbon is 31 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 77 cm
- 2. 19 inches
- 3. 15 inches
- 4. 11 meters
- 5. 67 feet
- 6. 45 cm
- 7. 150 meters
- 8. 47 feet
- 9. 7 inches
- 10. 12 meters
- 11. 15 cm
- 12. 40 cm
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