πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Two sticks laid end to end are 99 feet long. One stick is 63 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A blue rope is 96 meters long. A green rope is 74 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
3The red ribbon is 65 feet long. The blue ribbon is 14 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Two sticks laid end to end are 66 meters long. One stick is 64 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Rocket Raj has a ribbon 93 feet long and cuts off 20 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Rocket Raj cut 47 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 35 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Benny the Bear has a ribbon 77 cm long and cuts off 62 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Two sticks laid end to end are 98 cm long. One stick is 55 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
9A rope is 36 meters long. A string is 6 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Priya cut 80 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 10 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Two sticks laid end to end are 89 feet long. One stick is 6 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A blue rope is 49 cm long. A green rope is 32 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 36 feet
- 2. 22 meters
- 3. 79 feet
- 4. 2 meters
- 5. 73 feet
- 6. 82 meters
- 7. 15 cm
- 8. 43 cm
- 9. 30 meters
- 10. 90 inches
- 11. 83 feet
- 12. 17 cm
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