πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A blue rope is 82 feet long. A green rope is 80 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2The red ribbon is 31 inches long. The blue ribbon is 33 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A blue rope is 55 feet long. A green rope is 9 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 96 feet long, then adds 37 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Ollie the Owl cut 3 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 62 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
6The red ribbon is 13 feet long. The blue ribbon is 9 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Comet Kim cut 20 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 23 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Penny the Panda cut 11 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 5 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Leo cut 41 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 57 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 71 cm long, then adds 4 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Leo has a ribbon 47 meters long and cuts off 15 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
12A blue rope is 55 feet long. A green rope is 21 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 2 feet
- 2. 64 inches
- 3. 46 feet
- 4. 133 feet
- 5. 65 cm
- 6. 22 feet
- 7. 43 feet
- 8. 16 meters
- 9. 98 meters
- 10. 75 cm
- 11. 32 meters
- 12. 34 feet
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