πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Comet Kim builds a train of blocks 46 feet long, then adds 42 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Maya cut 38 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 43 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Rocket Raj cut 21 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 9 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A rope is 68 feet long. A string is 15 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
5The red ribbon is 10 inches long. The blue ribbon is 3 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Priya cut 6 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 18 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
7A blue rope is 82 meters long. A green rope is 47 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Astro Ana has a ribbon 90 cm long and cuts off 31 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
9Sam cut 8 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 5 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
10A blue rope is 25 cm long. A green rope is 2 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Comet Kim cut 41 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 5 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Captain Nova has a ribbon 26 inches long and cuts off 22 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 88 feet
- 2. 81 cm
- 3. 30 feet
- 4. 53 feet
- 5. 13 inches
- 6. 24 cm
- 7. 35 meters
- 8. 59 cm
- 9. 13 meters
- 10. 23 cm
- 11. 46 cm
- 12. 4 inches
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