πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A blue rope is 82 meters long. A green rope is 54 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A rope is 71 inches long. A string is 42 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A blue rope is 90 feet long. A green rope is 48 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Fifi the Fox cut 48 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 28 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Two sticks laid end to end are 73 meters long. One stick is 56 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Aiden has a ribbon 72 feet long and cuts off 54 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Two sticks laid end to end are 23 feet long. One stick is 14 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A rope is 39 cm long. A string is 16 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
9A rope is 37 inches long. A string is 17 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A blue rope is 79 inches long. A green rope is 70 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
11The red ribbon is 18 meters long. The blue ribbon is 8 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
12The red ribbon is 27 meters long. The blue ribbon is 8 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 28 meters
- 2. 29 inches
- 3. 42 feet
- 4. 76 inches
- 5. 17 meters
- 6. 18 feet
- 7. 9 feet
- 8. 23 cm
- 9. 20 inches
- 10. 9 inches
- 11. 26 meters
- 12. 35 meters
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