πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A blue rope is 94 cm long. A green rope is 78 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
2The red ribbon is 6 feet long. The blue ribbon is 32 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Zoe has a ribbon 40 inches long and cuts off 23 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 55 feet long, then adds 9 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Astro Ana cut 41 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 4 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Astro Ana cut 3 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 56 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
7A blue rope is 43 feet long. A green rope is 9 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
8The red ribbon is 17 feet long. The blue ribbon is 48 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Benny the Bear cut 2 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 64 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Aiden builds a train of blocks 64 cm long, then adds 53 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
11A blue rope is 97 inches long. A green rope is 19 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Maya has a ribbon 59 inches long and cuts off 55 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 16 cm
- 2. 38 feet
- 3. 17 inches
- 4. 64 feet
- 5. 45 inches
- 6. 59 meters
- 7. 34 feet
- 8. 65 feet
- 9. 66 feet
- 10. 117 cm
- 11. 78 inches
- 12. 4 inches
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