πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Two sticks laid end to end are 66 inches long. One stick is 37 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Priya has a ribbon 94 cm long and cuts off 20 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Two sticks laid end to end are 17 inches long. One stick is 7 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
4The red ribbon is 22 meters long. The blue ribbon is 50 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
5A blue rope is 96 feet long. A green rope is 41 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A rope is 77 feet long. A string is 38 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
7The red ribbon is 24 feet long. The blue ribbon is 53 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Rocket Raj cut 37 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 57 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 63 feet long, then adds 25 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Captain Nova has a ribbon 39 cm long and cuts off 29 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
11A rope is 78 cm long. A string is 73 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
12A blue rope is 90 inches long. A green rope is 45 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 29 inches
- 2. 74 cm
- 3. 10 inches
- 4. 72 meters
- 5. 55 feet
- 6. 39 feet
- 7. 77 feet
- 8. 94 feet
- 9. 88 feet
- 10. 10 cm
- 11. 5 cm
- 12. 45 inches
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