πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 30 feet long. A string is 25 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Astro Ana cut 30 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 25 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A rope is 98 meters long. A string is 23 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Aiden cut 9 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 5 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
5A rope is 92 feet long. A string is 17 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Penny the Panda cut 22 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 9 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
7A blue rope is 40 meters long. A green rope is 3 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Maya builds a train of blocks 74 feet long, then adds 38 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Two sticks laid end to end are 92 feet long. One stick is 64 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Two sticks laid end to end are 87 feet long. One stick is 85 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A rope is 90 feet long. A string is 58 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Maya builds a train of blocks 29 inches long, then adds 21 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 5 feet
- 2. 55 meters
- 3. 75 meters
- 4. 14 meters
- 5. 75 feet
- 6. 31 feet
- 7. 37 meters
- 8. 112 feet
- 9. 28 feet
- 10. 2 feet
- 11. 32 feet
- 12. 50 inches
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