πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1The red ribbon is 3 cm long. The blue ribbon is 16 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
2A blue rope is 96 cm long. A green rope is 65 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 42 meters long, then adds 19 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Ollie the Owl cut 7 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 9 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Omar cut 27 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 63 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 100 cm long, then adds 3 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
7The red ribbon is 6 inches long. The blue ribbon is 27 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 49 cm long, then adds 38 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
9Two sticks laid end to end are 54 feet long. One stick is 43 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Zoe has a ribbon 81 cm long and cuts off 64 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
11A rope is 73 feet long. A string is 8 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Two sticks laid end to end are 18 meters long. One stick is 16 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 19 cm
- 2. 31 cm
- 3. 61 meters
- 4. 16 feet
- 5. 90 cm
- 6. 103 cm
- 7. 33 inches
- 8. 87 cm
- 9. 11 feet
- 10. 17 cm
- 11. 65 feet
- 12. 2 meters
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