πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya has a ribbon 28 inches long and cuts off 10 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A rope is 19 meters long. A string is 17 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 23 cm long and cuts off 19 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
4The red ribbon is 3 meters long. The blue ribbon is 24 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 19 inches long and cuts off 2 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 18 inches long and cuts off 8 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A blue rope is 13 inches long. A green rope is 2 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A blue rope is 17 meters long. A green rope is 5 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
9The red ribbon is 6 feet long. The blue ribbon is 24 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
10A blue rope is 20 feet long. A green rope is 4 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 14 meters long and cuts off 8 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
12A blue rope is 28 cm long. A green rope is 19 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 18 inches
- 2. 2 meters
- 3. 4 cm
- 4. 27 meters
- 5. 17 inches
- 6. 10 inches
- 7. 11 inches
- 8. 12 meters
- 9. 30 feet
- 10. 16 feet
- 11. 6 meters
- 12. 9 cm
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