πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Two sticks laid end to end are 26 inches long. One stick is 4 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Zoe has a ribbon 34 feet long and cuts off 16 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Rocket Raj cut 12 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 19 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 14 inches long and cuts off 10 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Maya builds a train of blocks 82 feet long, then adds 29 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A blue rope is 61 inches long. A green rope is 30 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Aiden has a ribbon 76 inches long and cuts off 59 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Two sticks laid end to end are 71 cm long. One stick is 50 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
9Fifi the Fox cut 8 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 68 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Two sticks laid end to end are 57 meters long. One stick is 4 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
11The red ribbon is 7 feet long. The blue ribbon is 22 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A blue rope is 10 inches long. A green rope is 6 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 22 inches
- 2. 18 feet
- 3. 31 cm
- 4. 4 inches
- 5. 111 feet
- 6. 31 inches
- 7. 17 inches
- 8. 21 cm
- 9. 76 cm
- 10. 53 meters
- 11. 29 feet
- 12. 4 inches
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