πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Astro Ana cut 16 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 13 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A blue rope is 95 feet long. A green rope is 3 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Two sticks laid end to end are 64 meters long. One stick is 58 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Astro Ana has a ribbon 46 feet long and cuts off 19 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A rope is 30 feet long. A string is 13 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A rope is 96 feet long. A string is 90 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Captain Nova cut 11 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 6 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A blue rope is 59 meters long. A green rope is 54 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 48 inches long, then adds 45 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A blue rope is 68 cm long. A green rope is 23 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 45 meters long, then adds 19 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Astro Ana has a ribbon 63 meters long and cuts off 34 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 29 feet
- 2. 92 feet
- 3. 6 meters
- 4. 27 feet
- 5. 17 feet
- 6. 6 feet
- 7. 17 inches
- 8. 5 meters
- 9. 93 inches
- 10. 45 cm
- 11. 64 meters
- 12. 29 meters
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