πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 54 feet long. A string is 23 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A blue rope is 27 inches long. A green rope is 11 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Comet Kim has a ribbon 29 meters long and cuts off 25 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A blue rope is 97 feet long. A green rope is 39 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 80 inches long, then adds 72 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A rope is 74 cm long. A string is 57 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 63 cm long, then adds 58 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Benny the Bear cut 5 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 15 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
9Zoe cut 24 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 2 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
10The red ribbon is 26 meters long. The blue ribbon is 43 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Priya cut 88 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 2 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A rope is 34 meters long. A string is 6 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 31 feet
- 2. 16 inches
- 3. 4 meters
- 4. 58 feet
- 5. 152 inches
- 6. 17 cm
- 7. 121 cm
- 8. 20 cm
- 9. 26 inches
- 10. 69 meters
- 11. 90 feet
- 12. 28 meters
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