πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A blue rope is 84 feet long. A green rope is 63 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Rocket Raj has a ribbon 87 feet long and cuts off 6 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Ollie the Owl cut 13 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 2 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
4A blue rope is 44 feet long. A green rope is 15 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
5The red ribbon is 13 feet long. The blue ribbon is 8 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Two sticks laid end to end are 75 cm long. One stick is 59 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Rocket Raj has a ribbon 66 inches long and cuts off 26 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Captain Nova has a ribbon 41 inches long and cuts off 26 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Sam has a ribbon 63 feet long and cuts off 34 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Two sticks laid end to end are 34 feet long. One stick is 9 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A rope is 13 cm long. A string is 2 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Fifi the Fox cut 75 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 25 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 21 feet
- 2. 81 feet
- 3. 15 cm
- 4. 29 feet
- 5. 21 feet
- 6. 16 cm
- 7. 40 inches
- 8. 15 inches
- 9. 29 feet
- 10. 25 feet
- 11. 11 cm
- 12. 100 inches
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