πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden has a ribbon 15 inches long and cuts off 4 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A rope is 13 meters long. A string is 5 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A blue rope is 10 meters long. A green rope is 4 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Sam has a ribbon 27 feet long and cuts off 15 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Omar has a ribbon 19 feet long and cuts off 8 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A rope is 19 feet long. A string is 17 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 18 cm long, then adds 7 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8A rope is 23 feet long. A string is 6 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
9The red ribbon is 5 feet long. The blue ribbon is 6 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 29 feet long, then adds 6 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A blue rope is 21 inches long. A green rope is 6 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
12The red ribbon is 7 inches long. The blue ribbon is 23 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 11 inches
- 2. 8 meters
- 3. 6 meters
- 4. 12 feet
- 5. 11 feet
- 6. 2 feet
- 7. 25 cm
- 8. 17 feet
- 9. 11 feet
- 10. 35 feet
- 11. 15 inches
- 12. 30 inches
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