πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A blue rope is 93 cm long. A green rope is 14 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
2Lily has a ribbon 81 cm long and cuts off 24 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3A rope is 77 meters long. A string is 12 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 42 meters long, then adds 27 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5The red ribbon is 18 meters long. The blue ribbon is 12 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Maya has a ribbon 13 inches long and cuts off 7 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Astro Ana cut 20 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 43 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Two sticks laid end to end are 17 feet long. One stick is 15 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Rocket Raj has a ribbon 54 cm long and cuts off 16 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Maya builds a train of blocks 53 meters long, then adds 23 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Two sticks laid end to end are 23 meters long. One stick is 13 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
12A blue rope is 83 inches long. A green rope is 10 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 79 cm
- 2. 57 cm
- 3. 65 meters
- 4. 69 meters
- 5. 30 meters
- 6. 6 inches
- 7. 63 inches
- 8. 2 feet
- 9. 38 cm
- 10. 76 meters
- 11. 10 meters
- 12. 73 inches
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