πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1The red ribbon is 4 feet long. The blue ribbon is 62 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Two sticks laid end to end are 93 cm long. One stick is 49 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
3The red ribbon is 15 meters long. The blue ribbon is 14 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A rope is 61 inches long. A string is 47 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Aiden cut 12 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 53 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Aiden builds a train of blocks 40 feet long, then adds 9 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7The red ribbon is 6 meters long. The blue ribbon is 6 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
8The red ribbon is 22 cm long. The blue ribbon is 66 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
9Aiden builds a train of blocks 41 feet long, then adds 25 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Astro Ana has a ribbon 90 feet long and cuts off 45 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Two sticks laid end to end are 38 inches long. One stick is 20 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A blue rope is 62 meters long. A green rope is 7 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 66 feet
- 2. 44 cm
- 3. 29 meters
- 4. 14 inches
- 5. 65 feet
- 6. 49 feet
- 7. 12 meters
- 8. 88 cm
- 9. 66 feet
- 10. 45 feet
- 11. 18 inches
- 12. 55 meters
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