πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A blue rope is 53 inches long. A green rope is 16 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Benny the Bear cut 6 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 92 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
3The red ribbon is 28 inches long. The blue ribbon is 15 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Two sticks laid end to end are 80 feet long. One stick is 52 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A blue rope is 77 meters long. A green rope is 19 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 58 meters long and cuts off 45 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Lily builds a train of blocks 39 meters long, then adds 20 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 75 inches long, then adds 25 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Two sticks laid end to end are 72 feet long. One stick is 66 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Benny the Bear has a ribbon 30 meters long and cuts off 17 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11A rope is 30 meters long. A string is 6 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
12A blue rope is 89 inches long. A green rope is 13 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 37 inches
- 2. 98 inches
- 3. 43 inches
- 4. 28 feet
- 5. 58 meters
- 6. 13 meters
- 7. 59 meters
- 8. 100 inches
- 9. 6 feet
- 10. 13 meters
- 11. 24 meters
- 12. 76 inches
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