πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A blue rope is 63 inches long. A green rope is 9 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A rope is 80 inches long. A string is 65 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A rope is 41 feet long. A string is 38 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Priya has a ribbon 12 feet long and cuts off 4 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A blue rope is 64 feet long. A green rope is 6 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A rope is 76 feet long. A string is 44 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
7The red ribbon is 24 inches long. The blue ribbon is 15 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Aiden has a ribbon 16 feet long and cuts off 6 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Leo has a ribbon 70 cm long and cuts off 40 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Rocket Raj has a ribbon 52 cm long and cuts off 26 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 16 feet long, then adds 4 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Ollie the Owl cut 11 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 15 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 54 inches
- 2. 15 inches
- 3. 3 feet
- 4. 8 feet
- 5. 58 feet
- 6. 32 feet
- 7. 39 inches
- 8. 10 feet
- 9. 30 cm
- 10. 26 cm
- 11. 20 feet
- 12. 26 feet
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