πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Two sticks laid end to end are 28 meters long. One stick is 19 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
2The red ribbon is 48 inches long. The blue ribbon is 6 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A rope is 19 cm long. A string is 13 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 23 meters long, then adds 15 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5A blue rope is 89 inches long. A green rope is 72 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Two sticks laid end to end are 25 cm long. One stick is 10 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
7The red ribbon is 20 feet long. The blue ribbon is 4 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 100 meters long and cuts off 21 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 27 feet long, then adds 13 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Two sticks laid end to end are 45 inches long. One stick is 26 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A rope is 52 feet long. A string is 13 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
12The red ribbon is 35 inches long. The blue ribbon is 20 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 9 meters
- 2. 54 inches
- 3. 6 cm
- 4. 38 meters
- 5. 17 inches
- 6. 15 cm
- 7. 24 feet
- 8. 79 meters
- 9. 40 feet
- 10. 19 inches
- 11. 39 feet
- 12. 55 inches
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