πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Two sticks laid end to end are 99 meters long. One stick is 52 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 56 inches long, then adds 39 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Penny the Panda cut 22 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 48 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
4The red ribbon is 7 inches long. The blue ribbon is 10 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A rope is 40 cm long. A string is 20 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Two sticks laid end to end are 53 feet long. One stick is 18 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
7A rope is 54 inches long. A string is 32 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A blue rope is 28 inches long. A green rope is 23 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Rocket Raj has a ribbon 79 inches long and cuts off 55 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10The red ribbon is 27 inches long. The blue ribbon is 10 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A rope is 59 cm long. A string is 54 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
12A blue rope is 95 cm long. A green rope is 92 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 47 meters
- 2. 95 inches
- 3. 70 meters
- 4. 17 inches
- 5. 20 cm
- 6. 35 feet
- 7. 22 inches
- 8. 5 inches
- 9. 24 inches
- 10. 37 inches
- 11. 5 cm
- 12. 3 cm
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