πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A blue rope is 21 feet long. A green rope is 15 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Maya has a ribbon 12 meters long and cuts off 3 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Priya has a ribbon 74 cm long and cuts off 12 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
4The red ribbon is 3 meters long. The blue ribbon is 13 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
5The red ribbon is 14 inches long. The blue ribbon is 13 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A blue rope is 65 feet long. A green rope is 60 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Two sticks laid end to end are 54 meters long. One stick is 27 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
8The red ribbon is 51 inches long. The blue ribbon is 15 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Two sticks laid end to end are 13 inches long. One stick is 8 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 95 inches long, then adds 28 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Sam has a ribbon 80 inches long and cuts off 18 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 21 meters long, then adds 19 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 6 feet
- 2. 9 meters
- 3. 62 cm
- 4. 16 meters
- 5. 27 inches
- 6. 5 feet
- 7. 27 meters
- 8. 66 inches
- 9. 5 inches
- 10. 123 inches
- 11. 62 inches
- 12. 40 meters
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