πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 19 meters long. A string is 5 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A rope is 24 inches long. A string is 6 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A blue rope is 27 inches long. A green rope is 5 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A blue rope is 20 inches long. A green rope is 4 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Sam has a ribbon 30 feet long and cuts off 21 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Leo has a ribbon 21 feet long and cuts off 9 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7A rope is 28 inches long. A string is 26 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 30 meters long, then adds 6 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
9The red ribbon is 12 feet long. The blue ribbon is 12 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Lily has a ribbon 21 inches long and cuts off 14 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11The red ribbon is 10 meters long. The blue ribbon is 3 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Maya has a ribbon 12 cm long and cuts off 4 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 14 meters
- 2. 18 inches
- 3. 22 inches
- 4. 16 inches
- 5. 9 feet
- 6. 12 feet
- 7. 2 inches
- 8. 36 meters
- 9. 24 feet
- 10. 7 inches
- 11. 13 meters
- 12. 8 cm
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