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Field Day Length Problems

Grade 2 field day word problems about lengths in feet, inches, meters, and centimeters, solved by adding and subtracting within 100.

Grade 2MathInteractive · Printable

Aligned to2.MD.B.5

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13 questions
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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 2
Subject: Math
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

Students solve length story problems by adding and subtracting within 100.
Students write an equation with a symbol for the unknown length.
Students compare two lengths to find how much longer or shorter one is.

How to use

Read each story aloud and have students sketch a quick bar drawing before solving. The last problem works well as a partner share.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

2.MD.B.5

Solve story problems about lengths using addition and subtraction within 100.

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Field Day Length Problems

Add and subtract to solve length stories.

Race and jump stories

Solve each story. Write the number.

The sack race lane is 25 meters long. Kids hop to the end and then hop back to the start. How far do they hop in all?

meters

The tug-of-war rope is 60 feet long. Coach Lee cuts off 18 feet that are frayed. How long is the rope now?

feet

Diego throws a ball 34 feet. Hana throws a ball 52 feet. How much farther does Hana throw than Diego?

feet farther

Mia jumps 43 inches in the long jump. Ben jumps 18 inches farther than Mia. How far does Ben jump?

inches

The red team's relay ribbon is 76 centimeters long. The blue team's ribbon is 19 centimeters shorter. How long is the blue team's ribbon?

centimeters

Find the missing length

Find the length that is missing.

Mr. Okafor marks a race lane with tape. The lane must be 80 meters long. He has put down 46 meters of tape so far. How many more meters of tape does he need?

more meters

Lily had a long string for the finish line. She cut off 27 inches to tie on a flag. Now the string is 48 inches long. How long was the string at first?

inches

The obstacle path has a tunnel and a crawl net. The whole path is 50 feet long. The tunnel is 14 feet long. Which equation can you use to find the length of the crawl net? Let ? stand for the length of the crawl net.

A. 14 + 50 = ?
B. ? − 50 = 14
C. 14 + ? = 50

Use the obstacle path story above. How long is the crawl net?

The crawl net is feet long.

Think it through

Solve each problem. Show your thinking.

10.

Omar's paper airplane flies 63 inches. Zoe's paper airplane flies 28 inches. Which sentence is true?

A. Omar's airplane flies 45 inches farther.
B. Zoe's airplane flies 35 inches farther.
C. Omar's airplane flies 35 inches farther.
D. Omar's airplane flies 91 inches farther.

11.

The hoop-rolling course has three parts. The parts are 23 meters, 18 meters, and 30 meters long. How long is the whole course?

meters

12.

The finish line ribbon is 90 inches long. Ava cuts off 35 inches for the first race. Then she cuts off 26 inches for the second race. How many inches of ribbon are left?

inches

13.

Write your own field day story about length that you can solve with 45 + 30. Then solve it.