πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo has a ribbon 20 feet long and cuts off 18 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Benny the Bear has a ribbon 27 meters long and cuts off 18 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A blue rope is 13 meters long. A green rope is 4 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
4The red ribbon is 3 meters long. The blue ribbon is 8 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 13 feet long, then adds 10 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A rope is 22 inches long. A string is 8 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Benny the Bear has a ribbon 15 feet long and cuts off 3 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A rope is 28 cm long. A string is 25 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
9A blue rope is 18 inches long. A green rope is 8 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
10The red ribbon is 21 feet long. The blue ribbon is 4 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A blue rope is 19 meters long. A green rope is 17 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Omar has a ribbon 12 inches long and cuts off 5 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 2 feet
- 2. 9 meters
- 3. 9 meters
- 4. 11 meters
- 5. 23 feet
- 6. 14 inches
- 7. 12 feet
- 8. 3 cm
- 9. 10 inches
- 10. 25 feet
- 11. 2 meters
- 12. 7 inches
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