πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 25 inches long. A string is 17 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Benny the Bear cut 29 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 13 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A blue rope is 21 feet long. A green rope is 6 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A blue rope is 50 feet long. A green rope is 38 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Two sticks laid end to end are 48 cm long. One stick is 39 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
6A rope is 52 cm long. A string is 2 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Omar cut 14 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 12 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 61 meters long, then adds 37 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Maya cut 8 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 51 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
10A blue rope is 86 feet long. A green rope is 75 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Two sticks laid end to end are 85 cm long. One stick is 2 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Two sticks laid end to end are 19 meters long. One stick is 7 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 8 inches
- 2. 42 meters
- 3. 15 feet
- 4. 12 feet
- 5. 9 cm
- 6. 50 cm
- 7. 26 feet
- 8. 98 meters
- 9. 59 feet
- 10. 11 feet
- 11. 83 cm
- 12. 12 meters
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