πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Penny the Panda has a ribbon 30 feet long and cuts off 13 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Captain Nova has a ribbon 28 cm long and cuts off 8 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 30 inches long and cuts off 5 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A rope is 11 cm long. A string is 4 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
5The red ribbon is 2 meters long. The blue ribbon is 15 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
6A blue rope is 19 meters long. A green rope is 11 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
7A rope is 16 feet long. A string is 9 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A rope is 14 inches long. A string is 2 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
9The red ribbon is 6 cm long. The blue ribbon is 13 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
10A blue rope is 23 inches long. A green rope is 6 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A blue rope is 11 meters long. A green rope is 4 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
12A rope is 17 inches long. A string is 11 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 17 feet
- 2. 20 cm
- 3. 25 inches
- 4. 7 cm
- 5. 17 meters
- 6. 8 meters
- 7. 7 feet
- 8. 12 inches
- 9. 19 cm
- 10. 17 inches
- 11. 7 meters
- 12. 6 inches
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