πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe has a ribbon 20 meters long and cuts off 7 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A rope is 14 inches long. A string is 8 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Sam has a ribbon 18 inches long and cuts off 5 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A blue rope is 10 feet long. A green rope is 5 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A rope is 18 cm long. A string is 5 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Leo has a ribbon 19 meters long and cuts off 15 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Astro Ana has a ribbon 29 cm long and cuts off 7 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 16 inches long and cuts off 12 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9The red ribbon is 2 inches long. The blue ribbon is 20 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A blue rope is 11 cm long. A green rope is 7 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
11A rope is 21 inches long. A string is 16 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 28 meters long, then adds 24 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 13 meters
- 2. 6 inches
- 3. 13 inches
- 4. 5 feet
- 5. 13 cm
- 6. 4 meters
- 7. 22 cm
- 8. 4 inches
- 9. 22 inches
- 10. 4 cm
- 11. 5 inches
- 12. 52 meters
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