πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 66 inches long. A string is 32 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
2The red ribbon is 22 cm long. The blue ribbon is 3 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 41 feet long, then adds 27 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Leo builds a train of blocks 13 feet long, then adds 8 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Two sticks laid end to end are 48 feet long. One stick is 36 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A blue rope is 24 feet long. A green rope is 18 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Comet Kim has a ribbon 52 cm long and cuts off 2 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Two sticks laid end to end are 16 feet long. One stick is 8 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Ollie the Owl cut 5 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 9 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Two sticks laid end to end are 60 feet long. One stick is 21 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A rope is 24 meters long. A string is 19 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
12A blue rope is 26 meters long. A green rope is 2 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 34 inches
- 2. 25 cm
- 3. 68 feet
- 4. 21 feet
- 5. 12 feet
- 6. 6 feet
- 7. 50 cm
- 8. 8 feet
- 9. 14 meters
- 10. 39 feet
- 11. 5 meters
- 12. 24 meters
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