πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A blue rope is 70 cm long. A green rope is 62 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
2A blue rope is 83 inches long. A green rope is 44 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Two sticks laid end to end are 63 feet long. One stick is 61 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A blue rope is 91 meters long. A green rope is 13 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Fifi the Fox cut 2 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 12 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
6A rope is 87 meters long. A string is 17 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
7The red ribbon is 51 feet long. The blue ribbon is 23 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Penny the Panda cut 80 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 6 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A blue rope is 76 meters long. A green rope is 46 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Comet Kim cut 45 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 2 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Two sticks laid end to end are 24 meters long. One stick is 8 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Priya cut 8 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 3 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 8 cm
- 2. 39 inches
- 3. 2 feet
- 4. 78 meters
- 5. 14 meters
- 6. 70 meters
- 7. 74 feet
- 8. 86 feet
- 9. 30 meters
- 10. 47 cm
- 11. 16 meters
- 12. 11 inches
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