πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Two sticks laid end to end are 30 meters long. One stick is 10 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
2The red ribbon is 9 feet long. The blue ribbon is 5 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 94 feet long, then adds 90 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Priya cut 7 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 12 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A rope is 68 cm long. A string is 66 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
6A blue rope is 50 inches long. A green rope is 19 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Aiden cut 45 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 10 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 45 meters long, then adds 20 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Two sticks laid end to end are 32 cm long. One stick is 5 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Benny the Bear cut 3 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 44 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
11A rope is 62 inches long. A string is 59 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A blue rope is 84 inches long. A green rope is 12 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 20 meters
- 2. 14 feet
- 3. 184 feet
- 4. 19 inches
- 5. 2 cm
- 6. 31 inches
- 7. 55 cm
- 8. 65 meters
- 9. 27 cm
- 10. 47 cm
- 11. 3 inches
- 12. 72 inches
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