πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya builds a train of blocks 52 inches long, then adds 6 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A rope is 25 meters long. A string is 5 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Two sticks laid end to end are 76 meters long. One stick is 59 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Two sticks laid end to end are 62 meters long. One stick is 31 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Priya has a ribbon 93 meters long and cuts off 54 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Two sticks laid end to end are 85 cm long. One stick is 15 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
7A blue rope is 50 meters long. A green rope is 25 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
8A rope is 50 inches long. A string is 16 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A rope is 75 feet long. A string is 23 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Two sticks laid end to end are 19 inches long. One stick is 11 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Sam cut 5 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 50 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
12The red ribbon is 16 meters long. The blue ribbon is 28 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 58 inches
- 2. 20 meters
- 3. 17 meters
- 4. 31 meters
- 5. 39 meters
- 6. 70 cm
- 7. 25 meters
- 8. 34 inches
- 9. 52 feet
- 10. 8 inches
- 11. 55 cm
- 12. 44 meters
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