πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily has a ribbon 21 meters long and cuts off 14 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A blue rope is 22 meters long. A green rope is 15 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A blue rope is 18 meters long. A green rope is 3 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
4The red ribbon is 18 cm long. The blue ribbon is 11 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
5A rope is 24 inches long. A string is 4 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A blue rope is 25 meters long. A green rope is 2 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Lily has a ribbon 18 feet long and cuts off 12 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A rope is 10 meters long. A string is 4 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
9A blue rope is 17 feet long. A green rope is 3 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
10The red ribbon is 11 cm long. The blue ribbon is 3 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
11A blue rope is 21 cm long. A green rope is 6 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Sam builds a train of blocks 10 cm long, then adds 7 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 7 meters
- 2. 7 meters
- 3. 15 meters
- 4. 29 cm
- 5. 20 inches
- 6. 23 meters
- 7. 6 feet
- 8. 6 meters
- 9. 14 feet
- 10. 14 cm
- 11. 15 cm
- 12. 17 cm
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