πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe has a ribbon 41 meters long and cuts off 33 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A rope is 52 inches long. A string is 28 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
3The red ribbon is 30 feet long. The blue ribbon is 5 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A rope is 86 meters long. A string is 38 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Priya has a ribbon 93 inches long and cuts off 41 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Aiden cut 27 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 60 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 17 feet long and cuts off 15 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A blue rope is 15 meters long. A green rope is 9 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 97 feet long, then adds 78 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Benny the Bear cut 2 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 8 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Fifi the Fox cut 38 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 60 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
12A blue rope is 93 feet long. A green rope is 48 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 8 meters
- 2. 24 inches
- 3. 35 feet
- 4. 48 meters
- 5. 52 inches
- 6. 87 feet
- 7. 2 feet
- 8. 6 meters
- 9. 175 feet
- 10. 10 meters
- 11. 98 cm
- 12. 45 feet
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