πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A blue rope is 76 feet long. A green rope is 72 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Captain Nova cut 2 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 19 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Leo builds a train of blocks 78 feet long, then adds 54 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Rocket Raj cut 14 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 2 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 71 feet long, then adds 68 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6The red ribbon is 33 feet long. The blue ribbon is 13 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Two sticks laid end to end are 40 feet long. One stick is 3 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A blue rope is 90 inches long. A green rope is 16 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Sam has a ribbon 77 feet long and cuts off 46 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
10The red ribbon is 4 inches long. The blue ribbon is 8 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Astro Ana has a ribbon 98 feet long and cuts off 5 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Fifi the Fox cut 30 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 5 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 4 feet
- 2. 21 feet
- 3. 132 feet
- 4. 16 feet
- 5. 139 feet
- 6. 46 feet
- 7. 37 feet
- 8. 74 inches
- 9. 31 feet
- 10. 12 inches
- 11. 93 feet
- 12. 35 cm
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