πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 48 feet long. A string is 40 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2The red ribbon is 16 meters long. The blue ribbon is 10 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 38 feet long and cuts off 16 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A rope is 93 feet long. A string is 46 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
5The red ribbon is 51 meters long. The blue ribbon is 5 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Penny the Panda has a ribbon 90 cm long and cuts off 63 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 34 inches long, then adds 7 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A blue rope is 20 cm long. A green rope is 5 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
9A blue rope is 88 cm long. A green rope is 72 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
10The red ribbon is 21 feet long. The blue ribbon is 40 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Maya builds a train of blocks 43 feet long, then adds 27 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Ollie the Owl cut 10 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 42 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 8 feet
- 2. 26 meters
- 3. 22 feet
- 4. 47 feet
- 5. 56 meters
- 6. 27 cm
- 7. 41 inches
- 8. 15 cm
- 9. 16 cm
- 10. 61 feet
- 11. 70 feet
- 12. 52 meters
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