πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Comet Kim has a ribbon 48 feet long and cuts off 11 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2The red ribbon is 26 meters long. The blue ribbon is 8 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Comet Kim has a ribbon 67 meters long and cuts off 33 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A blue rope is 28 cm long. A green rope is 4 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
5A blue rope is 79 inches long. A green rope is 68 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Rocket Raj cut 33 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 2 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 65 cm long and cuts off 7 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8The red ribbon is 25 feet long. The blue ribbon is 16 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A blue rope is 51 meters long. A green rope is 28 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Two sticks laid end to end are 42 meters long. One stick is 15 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
11A blue rope is 32 inches long. A green rope is 22 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A blue rope is 80 cm long. A green rope is 15 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 37 feet
- 2. 34 meters
- 3. 34 meters
- 4. 24 cm
- 5. 11 inches
- 6. 35 cm
- 7. 58 cm
- 8. 41 feet
- 9. 23 meters
- 10. 27 meters
- 11. 10 inches
- 12. 65 cm
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