πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Two sticks laid end to end are 10 feet long. One stick is 8 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Priya cut 44 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 5 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A blue rope is 28 cm long. A green rope is 13 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
4A blue rope is 100 inches long. A green rope is 31 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A blue rope is 11 feet long. A green rope is 9 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 57 inches long, then adds 4 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Benny the Bear has a ribbon 94 cm long and cuts off 10 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 89 feet long and cuts off 51 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Two sticks laid end to end are 63 meters long. One stick is 53 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 45 meters long, then adds 22 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11A rope is 75 feet long. A string is 5 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
12The red ribbon is 43 inches long. The blue ribbon is 37 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 2 feet
- 2. 49 inches
- 3. 15 cm
- 4. 69 inches
- 5. 2 feet
- 6. 61 inches
- 7. 84 cm
- 8. 38 feet
- 9. 10 meters
- 10. 67 meters
- 11. 70 feet
- 12. 80 inches
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