πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Two sticks laid end to end are 18 cm long. One stick is 6 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
2Priya has a ribbon 46 inches long and cuts off 7 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Captain Nova has a ribbon 49 cm long and cuts off 6 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
4A rope is 78 feet long. A string is 49 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Maya builds a train of blocks 68 meters long, then adds 61 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Two sticks laid end to end are 75 feet long. One stick is 24 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Zoe has a ribbon 32 meters long and cuts off 25 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
8A rope is 67 cm long. A string is 49 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
9A rope is 21 feet long. A string is 11 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Penny the Panda cut 52 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 33 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Two sticks laid end to end are 21 meters long. One stick is 2 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
12The red ribbon is 33 meters long. The blue ribbon is 38 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 12 cm
- 2. 39 inches
- 3. 43 cm
- 4. 29 feet
- 5. 129 meters
- 6. 51 feet
- 7. 7 meters
- 8. 18 cm
- 9. 10 feet
- 10. 85 inches
- 11. 19 meters
- 12. 71 meters
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