πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar has a ribbon 23 feet long and cuts off 14 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A rope is 12 inches long. A string is 7 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Captain Nova has a ribbon 20 inches long and cuts off 4 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4The red ribbon is 8 feet long. The blue ribbon is 15 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A blue rope is 21 feet long. A green rope is 3 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
6The red ribbon is 18 cm long. The blue ribbon is 9 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Priya builds a train of blocks 13 cm long, then adds 10 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8A blue rope is 21 meters long. A green rope is 15 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
9The red ribbon is 10 meters long. The blue ribbon is 3 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Aiden has a ribbon 11 feet long and cuts off 7 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A rope is 20 meters long. A string is 7 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Rocket Raj has a ribbon 16 feet long and cuts off 10 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 9 feet
- 2. 5 inches
- 3. 16 inches
- 4. 23 feet
- 5. 18 feet
- 6. 27 cm
- 7. 23 cm
- 8. 6 meters
- 9. 13 meters
- 10. 4 feet
- 11. 13 meters
- 12. 6 feet
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