πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya has a ribbon 15 feet long and cuts off 9 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2The red ribbon is 3 feet long. The blue ribbon is 22 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Omar has a ribbon 88 meters long and cuts off 59 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A blue rope is 41 cm long. A green rope is 37 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
5A blue rope is 45 feet long. A green rope is 8 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Omar has a ribbon 21 cm long and cuts off 18 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Sam has a ribbon 29 inches long and cuts off 5 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Zoe has a ribbon 56 cm long and cuts off 23 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
9Two sticks laid end to end are 75 inches long. One stick is 10 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Zoe has a ribbon 48 meters long and cuts off 16 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Ollie the Owl cut 9 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 9 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
12The red ribbon is 32 cm long. The blue ribbon is 5 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 6 feet
- 2. 25 feet
- 3. 29 meters
- 4. 4 cm
- 5. 37 feet
- 6. 3 cm
- 7. 24 inches
- 8. 33 cm
- 9. 65 inches
- 10. 32 meters
- 11. 18 inches
- 12. 37 cm
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