πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam has a ribbon 29 meters long and cuts off 18 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A blue rope is 84 meters long. A green rope is 56 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Rocket Raj has a ribbon 97 feet long and cuts off 11 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Omar has a ribbon 58 cm long and cuts off 30 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
5Lily cut 24 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 19 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
6The red ribbon is 32 inches long. The blue ribbon is 20 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Maya has a ribbon 54 meters long and cuts off 39 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Two sticks laid end to end are 71 meters long. One stick is 58 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
9The red ribbon is 75 inches long. The blue ribbon is 3 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Two sticks laid end to end are 53 inches long. One stick is 24 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
11The red ribbon is 57 meters long. The blue ribbon is 8 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
12The red ribbon is 21 inches long. The blue ribbon is 23 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 11 meters
- 2. 28 meters
- 3. 86 feet
- 4. 28 cm
- 5. 43 meters
- 6. 52 inches
- 7. 15 meters
- 8. 13 meters
- 9. 78 inches
- 10. 29 inches
- 11. 65 meters
- 12. 44 inches
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