πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A blue rope is 54 feet long. A green rope is 10 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Aiden has a ribbon 80 cm long and cuts off 75 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3The red ribbon is 9 feet long. The blue ribbon is 42 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A blue rope is 80 inches long. A green rope is 72 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Rocket Raj cut 9 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 47 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Priya cut 82 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 9 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
7The red ribbon is 39 inches long. The blue ribbon is 37 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A rope is 56 meters long. A string is 10 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 79 cm long, then adds 41 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 30 inches long, then adds 14 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Leo builds a train of blocks 87 feet long, then adds 31 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Two sticks laid end to end are 43 meters long. One stick is 23 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 44 feet
- 2. 5 cm
- 3. 51 feet
- 4. 8 inches
- 5. 56 feet
- 6. 91 feet
- 7. 76 inches
- 8. 46 meters
- 9. 120 cm
- 10. 44 inches
- 11. 118 feet
- 12. 20 meters
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