πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A blue rope is 97 meters long. A green rope is 46 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Rocket Raj has a ribbon 77 feet long and cuts off 71 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Two sticks laid end to end are 58 inches long. One stick is 29 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
4The red ribbon is 3 inches long. The blue ribbon is 21 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Astro Ana cut 56 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 16 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 10 inches long, then adds 2 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Two sticks laid end to end are 50 meters long. One stick is 41 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
8A rope is 41 inches long. A string is 14 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A rope is 67 inches long. A string is 17 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
10The red ribbon is 79 cm long. The blue ribbon is 21 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Two sticks laid end to end are 74 inches long. One stick is 58 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A blue rope is 85 meters long. A green rope is 50 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 51 meters
- 2. 6 feet
- 3. 29 inches
- 4. 24 inches
- 5. 72 feet
- 6. 12 inches
- 7. 9 meters
- 8. 27 inches
- 9. 50 inches
- 10. 100 cm
- 11. 16 inches
- 12. 35 meters
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