πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 97 cm long. A string is 15 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
2Zoe cut 17 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 33 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
3The red ribbon is 27 inches long. The blue ribbon is 17 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A blue rope is 21 feet long. A green rope is 19 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Rocket Raj has a ribbon 95 inches long and cuts off 89 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Leo cut 37 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 55 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Two sticks laid end to end are 45 meters long. One stick is 4 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Fifi the Fox cut 25 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 70 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Maya cut 60 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 15 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
10A rope is 63 meters long. A string is 37 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
11The red ribbon is 37 meters long. The blue ribbon is 28 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
12A rope is 89 feet long. A string is 69 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 82 cm
- 2. 50 feet
- 3. 44 inches
- 4. 2 feet
- 5. 6 inches
- 6. 92 cm
- 7. 41 meters
- 8. 95 meters
- 9. 75 cm
- 10. 26 meters
- 11. 65 meters
- 12. 20 feet
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