πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A blue rope is 86 meters long. A green rope is 35 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Two sticks laid end to end are 95 feet long. One stick is 80 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
3A blue rope is 93 meters long. A green rope is 64 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
4The red ribbon is 23 inches long. The blue ribbon is 20 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A blue rope is 34 cm long. A green rope is 27 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 100 feet long and cuts off 79 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Comet Kim has a ribbon 52 feet long and cuts off 17 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Sam cut 87 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 8 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 57 meters long and cuts off 37 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
10The red ribbon is 16 cm long. The blue ribbon is 15 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Ollie the Owl cut 5 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 28 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
12The red ribbon is 40 meters long. The blue ribbon is 7 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 51 meters
- 2. 15 feet
- 3. 29 meters
- 4. 43 inches
- 5. 7 cm
- 6. 21 feet
- 7. 35 feet
- 8. 95 meters
- 9. 20 meters
- 10. 31 cm
- 11. 33 meters
- 12. 47 meters
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