πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Benny the Bear has a ribbon 19 meters long and cuts off 2 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A blue rope is 10 inches long. A green rope is 2 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A blue rope is 23 inches long. A green rope is 2 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
4The red ribbon is 10 cm long. The blue ribbon is 7 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
5Maya builds a train of blocks 22 inches long, then adds 9 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A blue rope is 15 feet long. A green rope is 13 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Leo has a ribbon 17 feet long and cuts off 3 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8The red ribbon is 7 meters long. The blue ribbon is 14 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 26 feet long, then adds 5 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10A blue rope is 25 cm long. A green rope is 4 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Sam has a ribbon 21 meters long and cuts off 13 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
12A rope is 18 inches long. A string is 13 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 17 meters
- 2. 8 inches
- 3. 21 inches
- 4. 17 cm
- 5. 31 inches
- 6. 2 feet
- 7. 14 feet
- 8. 21 meters
- 9. 31 feet
- 10. 21 cm
- 11. 8 meters
- 12. 5 inches
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