πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A blue rope is 19 feet long. A green rope is 13 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Aiden builds a train of blocks 69 meters long, then adds 45 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A rope is 26 meters long. A string is 4 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A rope is 83 feet long. A string is 17 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Benny the Bear has a ribbon 10 cm long and cuts off 7 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Ollie the Owl cut 24 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 44 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Two sticks laid end to end are 60 inches long. One stick is 28 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A blue rope is 66 feet long. A green rope is 25 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Comet Kim cut 12 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 7 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 24 inches long, then adds 7 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11The red ribbon is 8 meters long. The blue ribbon is 7 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 22 inches long, then adds 11 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 6 feet
- 2. 114 meters
- 3. 22 meters
- 4. 66 feet
- 5. 3 cm
- 6. 68 feet
- 7. 32 inches
- 8. 41 feet
- 9. 19 cm
- 10. 31 inches
- 11. 15 meters
- 12. 33 inches
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