πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Penny the Panda cut 41 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 6 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A rope is 13 meters long. A string is 2 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
3The red ribbon is 10 meters long. The blue ribbon is 12 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A rope is 60 feet long. A string is 40 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
5The red ribbon is 23 meters long. The blue ribbon is 12 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Priya has a ribbon 61 meters long and cuts off 10 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
7A rope is 32 inches long. A string is 8 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 49 meters long, then adds 7 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
9A blue rope is 51 cm long. A green rope is 2 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
10The red ribbon is 23 feet long. The blue ribbon is 19 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 66 cm long, then adds 51 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Fifi the Fox cut 18 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 5 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 47 inches
- 2. 11 meters
- 3. 22 meters
- 4. 20 feet
- 5. 35 meters
- 6. 51 meters
- 7. 24 inches
- 8. 56 meters
- 9. 49 cm
- 10. 42 feet
- 11. 117 cm
- 12. 23 meters
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