πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Two sticks laid end to end are 33 meters long. One stick is 7 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
2The red ribbon is 47 feet long. The blue ribbon is 8 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 76 cm long, then adds 71 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Maya has a ribbon 18 meters long and cuts off 6 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5The red ribbon is 71 inches long. The blue ribbon is 9 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Omar builds a train of blocks 58 feet long, then adds 34 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7A rope is 75 feet long. A string is 59 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A rope is 49 inches long. A string is 4 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A rope is 31 meters long. A string is 27 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
10A blue rope is 42 feet long. A green rope is 22 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Two sticks laid end to end are 50 inches long. One stick is 31 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Fifi the Fox cut 50 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 27 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 26 meters
- 2. 55 feet
- 3. 147 cm
- 4. 12 meters
- 5. 80 inches
- 6. 92 feet
- 7. 16 feet
- 8. 45 inches
- 9. 4 meters
- 10. 20 feet
- 11. 19 inches
- 12. 77 feet
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