πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 89 meters long. A string is 17 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 79 feet long, then adds 74 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A blue rope is 73 meters long. A green rope is 44 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Two sticks laid end to end are 33 meters long. One stick is 25 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Aiden builds a train of blocks 89 meters long, then adds 65 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Penny the Panda has a ribbon 53 cm long and cuts off 18 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 83 feet long, then adds 19 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A rope is 66 meters long. A string is 58 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Two sticks laid end to end are 33 cm long. One stick is 7 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
10The red ribbon is 22 feet long. The blue ribbon is 17 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
11The red ribbon is 11 inches long. The blue ribbon is 4 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Two sticks laid end to end are 76 feet long. One stick is 66 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 72 meters
- 2. 153 feet
- 3. 29 meters
- 4. 8 meters
- 5. 154 meters
- 6. 35 cm
- 7. 102 feet
- 8. 8 meters
- 9. 26 cm
- 10. 39 feet
- 11. 15 inches
- 12. 10 feet
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