πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam has a ribbon 99 meters long and cuts off 57 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Priya has a ribbon 62 inches long and cuts off 40 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3The red ribbon is 19 inches long. The blue ribbon is 2 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Priya builds a train of blocks 58 feet long, then adds 38 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Rocket Raj cut 62 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 13 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Omar has a ribbon 49 meters long and cuts off 35 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
7A blue rope is 59 feet long. A green rope is 2 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 41 cm long, then adds 29 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
9Two sticks laid end to end are 95 cm long. One stick is 93 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Two sticks laid end to end are 80 cm long. One stick is 50 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 37 inches long, then adds 28 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Rocket Raj has a ribbon 44 meters long and cuts off 8 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 42 meters
- 2. 22 inches
- 3. 21 inches
- 4. 96 feet
- 5. 75 meters
- 6. 14 meters
- 7. 57 feet
- 8. 70 cm
- 9. 2 cm
- 10. 30 cm
- 11. 65 inches
- 12. 36 meters
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