πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1The red ribbon is 27 inches long. The blue ribbon is 61 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Penny the Panda has a ribbon 64 meters long and cuts off 59 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A rope is 84 inches long. A string is 20 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A blue rope is 18 inches long. A green rope is 6 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Zoe has a ribbon 98 cm long and cuts off 80 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
6A rope is 21 feet long. A string is 15 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Leo builds a train of blocks 87 inches long, then adds 22 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Maya builds a train of blocks 55 feet long, then adds 35 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 20 meters long, then adds 11 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Two sticks laid end to end are 46 inches long. One stick is 27 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Two sticks laid end to end are 14 cm long. One stick is 9 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
12A blue rope is 41 cm long. A green rope is 34 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 88 inches
- 2. 5 meters
- 3. 64 inches
- 4. 12 inches
- 5. 18 cm
- 6. 6 feet
- 7. 109 inches
- 8. 90 feet
- 9. 31 meters
- 10. 19 inches
- 11. 5 cm
- 12. 7 cm
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