πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1The red ribbon is 15 meters long. The blue ribbon is 5 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A rope is 44 cm long. A string is 34 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
3A rope is 66 meters long. A string is 33 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Two sticks laid end to end are 10 feet long. One stick is 2 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 32 cm long, then adds 20 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 16 meters long, then adds 9 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Omar has a ribbon 46 meters long and cuts off 14 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
8A blue rope is 92 inches long. A green rope is 48 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
9The red ribbon is 51 cm long. The blue ribbon is 6 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
10The red ribbon is 31 cm long. The blue ribbon is 45 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Two sticks laid end to end are 48 meters long. One stick is 3 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
12A rope is 34 meters long. A string is 20 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 20 meters
- 2. 10 cm
- 3. 33 meters
- 4. 8 feet
- 5. 52 cm
- 6. 25 meters
- 7. 32 meters
- 8. 44 inches
- 9. 57 cm
- 10. 76 cm
- 11. 45 meters
- 12. 14 meters
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