πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 46 meters long and cuts off 15 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A blue rope is 54 meters long. A green rope is 26 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A blue rope is 16 cm long. A green rope is 11 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
4A blue rope is 66 feet long. A green rope is 38 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Two sticks laid end to end are 28 meters long. One stick is 7 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Rocket Raj cut 37 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 4 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Sam has a ribbon 43 inches long and cuts off 9 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 52 feet long, then adds 20 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A blue rope is 83 feet long. A green rope is 65 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Two sticks laid end to end are 26 cm long. One stick is 2 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
11A rope is 66 cm long. A string is 38 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
12A rope is 14 cm long. A string is 2 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 31 meters
- 2. 28 meters
- 3. 5 cm
- 4. 28 feet
- 5. 21 meters
- 6. 41 meters
- 7. 34 inches
- 8. 72 feet
- 9. 18 feet
- 10. 24 cm
- 11. 28 cm
- 12. 12 cm
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