πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A blue rope is 13 feet long. A green rope is 3 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A blue rope is 26 inches long. A green rope is 11 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A rope is 13 cm long. A string is 11 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Rocket Raj has a ribbon 13 feet long and cuts off 11 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Priya builds a train of blocks 18 inches long, then adds 2 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Lily builds a train of blocks 23 inches long, then adds 20 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A blue rope is 16 cm long. A green rope is 2 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
8A blue rope is 29 feet long. A green rope is 16 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Maya has a ribbon 24 meters long and cuts off 11 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Astro Ana has a ribbon 10 inches long and cuts off 3 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Lily has a ribbon 26 cm long and cuts off 11 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
12The red ribbon is 4 cm long. The blue ribbon is 19 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 10 feet
- 2. 15 inches
- 3. 2 cm
- 4. 2 feet
- 5. 20 inches
- 6. 43 inches
- 7. 14 cm
- 8. 13 feet
- 9. 13 meters
- 10. 7 inches
- 11. 15 cm
- 12. 23 cm
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