πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Two sticks laid end to end are 100 meters long. One stick is 73 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A rope is 53 cm long. A string is 6 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Omar builds a train of blocks 21 cm long, then adds 17 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Rocket Raj cut 7 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 7 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
5The red ribbon is 21 cm long. The blue ribbon is 34 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Omar cut 20 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 14 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Comet Kim cut 61 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 23 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
8A blue rope is 66 feet long. A green rope is 60 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 69 meters long, then adds 63 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
10A rope is 70 feet long. A string is 44 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Penny the Panda cut 30 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 48 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
12The red ribbon is 6 inches long. The blue ribbon is 27 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 27 meters
- 2. 47 cm
- 3. 38 cm
- 4. 14 feet
- 5. 55 cm
- 6. 34 inches
- 7. 84 cm
- 8. 6 feet
- 9. 132 meters
- 10. 26 feet
- 11. 78 cm
- 12. 33 inches
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