πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Two sticks laid end to end are 10 cm long. One stick is 6 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
2A blue rope is 35 inches long. A green rope is 5 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Captain Nova cut 10 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 8 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A rope is 21 feet long. A string is 10 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Two sticks laid end to end are 99 feet long. One stick is 82 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Sam builds a train of blocks 31 feet long, then adds 15 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7A blue rope is 19 inches long. A green rope is 11 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Two sticks laid end to end are 24 feet long. One stick is 11 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Rocket Raj has a ribbon 41 meters long and cuts off 10 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
10A rope is 36 meters long. A string is 2 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
11A blue rope is 69 inches long. A green rope is 35 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 16 feet long, then adds 3 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 4 cm
- 2. 30 inches
- 3. 18 inches
- 4. 11 feet
- 5. 17 feet
- 6. 46 feet
- 7. 8 inches
- 8. 13 feet
- 9. 31 meters
- 10. 34 meters
- 11. 34 inches
- 12. 19 feet
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