πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Captain Nova cut 55 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 31 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A rope is 23 cm long. A string is 10 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
3A rope is 46 meters long. A string is 29 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A blue rope is 90 feet long. A green rope is 16 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A rope is 76 feet long. A string is 39 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A blue rope is 76 inches long. A green rope is 62 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
7The red ribbon is 36 meters long. The blue ribbon is 57 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Captain Nova cut 34 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 16 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A blue rope is 13 cm long. A green rope is 11 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Two sticks laid end to end are 48 inches long. One stick is 33 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A blue rope is 75 inches long. A green rope is 25 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A rope is 47 meters long. A string is 23 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 86 inches
- 2. 13 cm
- 3. 17 meters
- 4. 74 feet
- 5. 37 feet
- 6. 14 inches
- 7. 93 meters
- 8. 50 feet
- 9. 2 cm
- 10. 15 inches
- 11. 50 inches
- 12. 24 meters
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