πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1The red ribbon is 11 feet long. The blue ribbon is 8 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A rope is 78 meters long. A string is 14 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Comet Kim cut 10 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 10 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
4The red ribbon is 6 meters long. The blue ribbon is 4 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Penny the Panda cut 91 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 8 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A blue rope is 11 meters long. A green rope is 4 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 97 feet long, then adds 2 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Penny the Panda has a ribbon 25 inches long and cuts off 15 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Two sticks laid end to end are 46 feet long. One stick is 7 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Fifi the Fox cut 20 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 25 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A blue rope is 77 cm long. A green rope is 60 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Two sticks laid end to end are 80 meters long. One stick is 66 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 19 feet
- 2. 64 meters
- 3. 20 inches
- 4. 10 meters
- 5. 99 feet
- 6. 7 meters
- 7. 99 feet
- 8. 10 inches
- 9. 39 feet
- 10. 45 inches
- 11. 17 cm
- 12. 14 meters
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