πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Astro Ana has a ribbon 22 inches long and cuts off 13 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A blue rope is 21 feet long. A green rope is 14 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A blue rope is 19 meters long. A green rope is 9 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A rope is 23 inches long. A string is 10 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Priya has a ribbon 24 meters long and cuts off 20 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
6A rope is 30 meters long. A string is 15 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
7The red ribbon is 8 meters long. The blue ribbon is 12 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 22 inches long, then adds 14 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 19 inches long, then adds 14 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 11 cm long, then adds 5 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Aiden builds a train of blocks 25 feet long, then adds 11 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12The red ribbon is 18 meters long. The blue ribbon is 4 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 9 inches
- 2. 7 feet
- 3. 10 meters
- 4. 13 inches
- 5. 4 meters
- 6. 15 meters
- 7. 20 meters
- 8. 36 inches
- 9. 33 inches
- 10. 16 cm
- 11. 36 feet
- 12. 22 meters
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