πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Two sticks laid end to end are 11 feet long. One stick is 4 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
2The red ribbon is 23 cm long. The blue ribbon is 5 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Astro Ana has a ribbon 52 inches long and cuts off 25 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A rope is 46 inches long. A string is 17 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A rope is 12 cm long. A string is 10 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Two sticks laid end to end are 95 feet long. One stick is 50 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
7The red ribbon is 48 feet long. The blue ribbon is 2 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Two sticks laid end to end are 41 inches long. One stick is 21 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Zoe cut 8 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 27 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Two sticks laid end to end are 47 feet long. One stick is 15 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A rope is 34 cm long. A string is 22 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
12A rope is 74 inches long. A string is 62 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 7 feet
- 2. 28 cm
- 3. 27 inches
- 4. 29 inches
- 5. 2 cm
- 6. 45 feet
- 7. 50 feet
- 8. 20 inches
- 9. 35 inches
- 10. 32 feet
- 11. 12 cm
- 12. 12 inches
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