πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Two sticks laid end to end are 46 inches long. One stick is 33 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Rocket Raj cut 4 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 20 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A rope is 97 meters long. A string is 94 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
4The red ribbon is 21 inches long. The blue ribbon is 63 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Omar has a ribbon 92 cm long and cuts off 36 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
6A rope is 57 cm long. A string is 21 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Lily builds a train of blocks 46 meters long, then adds 27 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 96 inches long, then adds 64 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A blue rope is 38 feet long. A green rope is 19 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
10A blue rope is 62 inches long. A green rope is 18 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Captain Nova has a ribbon 85 feet long and cuts off 2 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12The red ribbon is 17 meters long. The blue ribbon is 66 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 13 inches
- 2. 24 feet
- 3. 3 meters
- 4. 84 inches
- 5. 56 cm
- 6. 36 cm
- 7. 73 meters
- 8. 160 inches
- 9. 19 feet
- 10. 44 inches
- 11. 83 feet
- 12. 83 meters
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