πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Two sticks laid end to end are 22 feet long. One stick is 12 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A blue rope is 25 inches long. A green rope is 7 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Penny the Panda cut 7 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 5 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 16 inches long, then adds 12 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A rope is 50 cm long. A string is 37 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
6A rope is 50 cm long. A string is 15 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
7A rope is 14 cm long. A string is 7 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Two sticks laid end to end are 33 meters long. One stick is 15 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
9A rope is 10 inches long. A string is 5 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 59 inches long and cuts off 20 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Ollie the Owl cut 51 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 20 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A rope is 50 feet long. A string is 28 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 10 feet
- 2. 18 inches
- 3. 12 feet
- 4. 28 inches
- 5. 13 cm
- 6. 35 cm
- 7. 7 cm
- 8. 18 meters
- 9. 5 inches
- 10. 39 inches
- 11. 71 feet
- 12. 22 feet
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