πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A blue rope is 20 feet long. A green rope is 8 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 18 cm long and cuts off 5 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3A blue rope is 13 cm long. A green rope is 6 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Comet Kim has a ribbon 25 inches long and cuts off 19 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A blue rope is 10 cm long. A green rope is 3 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Sam has a ribbon 23 cm long and cuts off 12 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
7The red ribbon is 6 meters long. The blue ribbon is 10 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
8A blue rope is 22 inches long. A green rope is 11 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A blue rope is 28 inches long. A green rope is 10 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A blue rope is 12 inches long. A green rope is 4 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
11The red ribbon is 4 meters long. The blue ribbon is 7 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Aiden has a ribbon 27 inches long and cuts off 19 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 12 feet
- 2. 13 cm
- 3. 7 cm
- 4. 6 inches
- 5. 7 cm
- 6. 11 cm
- 7. 16 meters
- 8. 11 inches
- 9. 18 inches
- 10. 8 inches
- 11. 11 meters
- 12. 8 inches
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