πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Astro Ana has a ribbon 18 cm long and cuts off 6 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
2Two sticks laid end to end are 72 inches long. One stick is 65 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A blue rope is 72 meters long. A green rope is 56 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Leo has a ribbon 91 meters long and cuts off 18 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 84 feet long, then adds 50 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Two sticks laid end to end are 48 inches long. One stick is 36 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 56 meters long, then adds 5 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Benny the Bear cut 2 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 56 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
9A rope is 83 meters long. A string is 32 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Two sticks laid end to end are 45 cm long. One stick is 18 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
11A rope is 59 inches long. A string is 26 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A blue rope is 11 inches long. A green rope is 9 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 12 cm
- 2. 7 inches
- 3. 16 meters
- 4. 73 meters
- 5. 134 feet
- 6. 12 inches
- 7. 61 meters
- 8. 58 cm
- 9. 51 meters
- 10. 27 cm
- 11. 33 inches
- 12. 2 inches
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