πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A blue rope is 35 meters long. A green rope is 28 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A blue rope is 92 meters long. A green rope is 40 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Leo cut 3 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 38 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Comet Kim cut 40 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 4 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 95 inches long and cuts off 34 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Penny the Panda has a ribbon 91 feet long and cuts off 37 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Benny the Bear has a ribbon 93 cm long and cuts off 61 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8The red ribbon is 14 cm long. The blue ribbon is 33 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
9Two sticks laid end to end are 88 cm long. One stick is 77 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Comet Kim cut 89 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 4 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
11A blue rope is 38 feet long. A green rope is 15 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 55 cm long, then adds 30 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 7 meters
- 2. 52 meters
- 3. 41 meters
- 4. 44 inches
- 5. 61 inches
- 6. 54 feet
- 7. 32 cm
- 8. 47 cm
- 9. 11 cm
- 10. 93 meters
- 11. 23 feet
- 12. 85 cm
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