πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Comet Kim has a ribbon 18 cm long and cuts off 13 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
2Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 12 inches long and cuts off 8 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3The red ribbon is 2 meters long. The blue ribbon is 8 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Aiden has a ribbon 20 feet long and cuts off 7 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A rope is 10 inches long. A string is 4 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A blue rope is 17 meters long. A green rope is 2 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Aiden has a ribbon 22 cm long and cuts off 12 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Captain Nova has a ribbon 20 inches long and cuts off 13 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9The red ribbon is 11 feet long. The blue ribbon is 2 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 15 inches long, then adds 7 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A blue rope is 18 inches long. A green rope is 8 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A blue rope is 18 inches long. A green rope is 7 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 5 cm
- 2. 4 inches
- 3. 10 meters
- 4. 13 feet
- 5. 6 inches
- 6. 15 meters
- 7. 10 cm
- 8. 7 inches
- 9. 13 feet
- 10. 22 inches
- 11. 10 inches
- 12. 11 inches
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