πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A blue rope is 16 inches long. A green rope is 8 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A blue rope is 11 feet long. A green rope is 7 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A rope is 12 inches long. A string is 7 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 10 cm long and cuts off 3 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
5A rope is 26 cm long. A string is 20 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
6A rope is 13 meters long. A string is 4 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
7A blue rope is 21 inches long. A green rope is 12 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Zoe builds a train of blocks 29 feet long, then adds 14 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Omar has a ribbon 19 meters long and cuts off 13 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Astro Ana has a ribbon 13 inches long and cuts off 5 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 14 feet long, then adds 10 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A blue rope is 27 inches long. A green rope is 21 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 8 inches
- 2. 4 feet
- 3. 5 inches
- 4. 7 cm
- 5. 6 cm
- 6. 9 meters
- 7. 9 inches
- 8. 43 feet
- 9. 6 meters
- 10. 8 inches
- 11. 24 feet
- 12. 6 inches
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