πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 78 meters long and cuts off 38 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 57 meters long, then adds 35 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
3The red ribbon is 10 inches long. The blue ribbon is 81 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Fifi the Fox cut 18 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 40 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Two sticks laid end to end are 16 inches long. One stick is 3 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
6The red ribbon is 10 meters long. The blue ribbon is 2 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
7A blue rope is 11 feet long. A green rope is 2 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A rope is 69 meters long. A string is 38 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Aiden has a ribbon 75 meters long and cuts off 47 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Comet Kim cut 45 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 25 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Penny the Panda has a ribbon 98 meters long and cuts off 23 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
12The red ribbon is 32 feet long. The blue ribbon is 23 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 40 meters
- 2. 92 meters
- 3. 91 inches
- 4. 58 inches
- 5. 13 inches
- 6. 12 meters
- 7. 9 feet
- 8. 31 meters
- 9. 28 meters
- 10. 70 inches
- 11. 75 meters
- 12. 55 feet
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