πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily has a ribbon 13 feet long and cuts off 9 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A rope is 19 meters long. A string is 15 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A blue rope is 17 feet long. A green rope is 15 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
4The red ribbon is 6 inches long. The blue ribbon is 7 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A blue rope is 28 cm long. A green rope is 19 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
6A rope is 17 cm long. A string is 11 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
7The red ribbon is 12 inches long. The blue ribbon is 14 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A blue rope is 30 cm long. A green rope is 20 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
9A blue rope is 18 inches long. A green rope is 6 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A rope is 26 feet long. A string is 13 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A blue rope is 15 meters long. A green rope is 12 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Aiden builds a train of blocks 26 meters long, then adds 5 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 4 feet
- 2. 4 meters
- 3. 2 feet
- 4. 13 inches
- 5. 9 cm
- 6. 6 cm
- 7. 26 inches
- 8. 10 cm
- 9. 12 inches
- 10. 13 feet
- 11. 3 meters
- 12. 31 meters
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