πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 89 meters long. A string is 14 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A blue rope is 76 feet long. A green rope is 71 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Aiden cut 16 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 4 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A rope is 40 inches long. A string is 38 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A rope is 11 inches long. A string is 2 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
6The red ribbon is 64 cm long. The blue ribbon is 6 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
7A rope is 47 inches long. A string is 39 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Leo has a ribbon 59 inches long and cuts off 56 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9The red ribbon is 27 feet long. The blue ribbon is 18 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
10The red ribbon is 25 feet long. The blue ribbon is 7 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Benny the Bear cut 16 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 63 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Captain Nova cut 6 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 36 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 75 meters
- 2. 5 feet
- 3. 20 feet
- 4. 2 inches
- 5. 9 inches
- 6. 70 cm
- 7. 8 inches
- 8. 3 inches
- 9. 45 feet
- 10. 32 feet
- 11. 79 inches
- 12. 42 meters
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