πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 44 feet long. A string is 35 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A blue rope is 16 meters long. A green rope is 9 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Captain Nova cut 8 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 5 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Two sticks laid end to end are 29 feet long. One stick is 5 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Fifi the Fox cut 8 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 44 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
6A blue rope is 13 meters long. A green rope is 11 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
7A blue rope is 19 inches long. A green rope is 15 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A rope is 69 feet long. A string is 40 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Omar cut 14 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 46 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Two sticks laid end to end are 25 meters long. One stick is 22 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Two sticks laid end to end are 31 cm long. One stick is 29 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
12A rope is 75 meters long. A string is 46 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 9 feet
- 2. 7 meters
- 3. 13 feet
- 4. 24 feet
- 5. 52 cm
- 6. 2 meters
- 7. 4 inches
- 8. 29 feet
- 9. 60 meters
- 10. 3 meters
- 11. 2 cm
- 12. 29 meters
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