πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 39 meters long. A string is 16 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Captain Nova has a ribbon 42 meters long and cuts off 32 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A rope is 38 feet long. A string is 23 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Captain Nova has a ribbon 79 inches long and cuts off 40 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A blue rope is 77 inches long. A green rope is 18 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Penny the Panda cut 20 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 22 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Two sticks laid end to end are 33 feet long. One stick is 3 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A rope is 67 meters long. A string is 15 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
9The red ribbon is 52 feet long. The blue ribbon is 23 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Two sticks laid end to end are 17 inches long. One stick is 10 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A blue rope is 90 inches long. A green rope is 84 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Leo has a ribbon 81 inches long and cuts off 31 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 23 meters
- 2. 10 meters
- 3. 15 feet
- 4. 39 inches
- 5. 59 inches
- 6. 42 cm
- 7. 30 feet
- 8. 52 meters
- 9. 75 feet
- 10. 7 inches
- 11. 6 inches
- 12. 50 inches
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