πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A blue rope is 34 inches long. A green rope is 26 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Lily cut 7 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 8 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A blue rope is 77 inches long. A green rope is 2 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Two sticks laid end to end are 28 feet long. One stick is 21 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
5The red ribbon is 3 inches long. The blue ribbon is 57 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A blue rope is 30 feet long. A green rope is 20 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Two sticks laid end to end are 24 meters long. One stick is 4 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Penny the Panda has a ribbon 89 inches long and cuts off 60 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A blue rope is 99 inches long. A green rope is 27 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Penny the Panda has a ribbon 24 meters long and cuts off 17 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Comet Kim has a ribbon 26 cm long and cuts off 5 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
12The red ribbon is 38 cm long. The blue ribbon is 51 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 8 inches
- 2. 15 inches
- 3. 75 inches
- 4. 7 feet
- 5. 60 inches
- 6. 10 feet
- 7. 20 meters
- 8. 29 inches
- 9. 72 inches
- 10. 7 meters
- 11. 21 cm
- 12. 89 cm
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