πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 53 feet long. A string is 6 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2The red ribbon is 8 cm long. The blue ribbon is 89 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Penny the Panda cut 7 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 78 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A rope is 17 cm long. A string is 13 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
5Two sticks laid end to end are 32 feet long. One stick is 5 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Comet Kim cut 13 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 9 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
7A rope is 46 cm long. A string is 11 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Lily has a ribbon 69 meters long and cuts off 62 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
9A blue rope is 99 cm long. A green rope is 17 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Two sticks laid end to end are 77 cm long. One stick is 10 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Two sticks laid end to end are 89 meters long. One stick is 38 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Two sticks laid end to end are 11 cm long. One stick is 9 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 47 feet
- 2. 97 cm
- 3. 85 feet
- 4. 4 cm
- 5. 27 feet
- 6. 22 cm
- 7. 35 cm
- 8. 7 meters
- 9. 82 cm
- 10. 67 cm
- 11. 51 meters
- 12. 2 cm
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