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