πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo has a ribbon 73 inches long and cuts off 50 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Lily has a ribbon 76 inches long and cuts off 15 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A blue rope is 28 cm long. A green rope is 18 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Ollie the Owl cut 13 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 8 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Lily has a ribbon 72 cm long and cuts off 69 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
6The red ribbon is 45 feet long. The blue ribbon is 31 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 39 feet long, then adds 4 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A blue rope is 61 cm long. A green rope is 46 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
9Captain Nova has a ribbon 47 cm long and cuts off 3 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Fifi the Fox cut 71 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 9 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 34 feet long and cuts off 29 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A blue rope is 62 meters long. A green rope is 59 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 23 inches
- 2. 61 inches
- 3. 10 cm
- 4. 21 meters
- 5. 3 cm
- 6. 76 feet
- 7. 43 feet
- 8. 15 cm
- 9. 44 cm
- 10. 80 feet
- 11. 5 feet
- 12. 3 meters
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