πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Astro Ana has a ribbon 11 meters long and cuts off 6 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A blue rope is 11 feet long. A green rope is 9 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
3The red ribbon is 7 meters long. The blue ribbon is 15 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A blue rope is 14 inches long. A green rope is 4 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A blue rope is 16 meters long. A green rope is 10 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
6A rope is 21 meters long. A string is 10 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 18 meters long, then adds 16 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Astro Ana has a ribbon 12 cm long and cuts off 5 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
9Benny the Bear has a ribbon 19 cm long and cuts off 14 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
10A rope is 12 feet long. A string is 7 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A blue rope is 24 cm long. A green rope is 3 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Benny the Bear has a ribbon 16 inches long and cuts off 7 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 5 meters
- 2. 2 feet
- 3. 22 meters
- 4. 10 inches
- 5. 6 meters
- 6. 11 meters
- 7. 34 meters
- 8. 7 cm
- 9. 5 cm
- 10. 5 feet
- 11. 21 cm
- 12. 9 inches
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