πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A blue rope is 78 feet long. A green rope is 40 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2The red ribbon is 26 meters long. The blue ribbon is 44 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A blue rope is 56 inches long. A green rope is 12 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 24 feet long, then adds 14 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A blue rope is 25 feet long. A green rope is 2 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A rope is 20 inches long. A string is 12 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A blue rope is 94 inches long. A green rope is 80 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Benny the Bear has a ribbon 25 inches long and cuts off 15 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A rope is 90 inches long. A string is 10 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Two sticks laid end to end are 52 cm long. One stick is 36 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Two sticks laid end to end are 36 cm long. One stick is 33 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Captain Nova cut 43 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 26 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 38 feet
- 2. 70 meters
- 3. 44 inches
- 4. 38 feet
- 5. 23 feet
- 6. 8 inches
- 7. 14 inches
- 8. 10 inches
- 9. 80 inches
- 10. 16 cm
- 11. 3 cm
- 12. 69 meters
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