πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Two sticks laid end to end are 88 cm long. One stick is 30 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
2A blue rope is 21 cm long. A green rope is 19 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Two sticks laid end to end are 36 feet long. One stick is 21 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
4The red ribbon is 5 feet long. The blue ribbon is 7 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A blue rope is 57 cm long. A green rope is 47 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Astro Ana has a ribbon 66 inches long and cuts off 59 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A rope is 36 feet long. A string is 5 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Two sticks laid end to end are 55 inches long. One stick is 47 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
9The red ribbon is 6 inches long. The blue ribbon is 77 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Astro Ana cut 27 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 27 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 89 cm long, then adds 5 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
12A rope is 88 meters long. A string is 28 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 58 cm
- 2. 2 cm
- 3. 15 feet
- 4. 12 feet
- 5. 10 cm
- 6. 7 inches
- 7. 31 feet
- 8. 8 inches
- 9. 83 inches
- 10. 54 feet
- 11. 94 cm
- 12. 60 meters
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