πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily has a ribbon 16 cm long and cuts off 7 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
2Fifi the Fox cut 5 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 67 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
3The red ribbon is 65 meters long. The blue ribbon is 31 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
4The red ribbon is 38 inches long. The blue ribbon is 22 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A rope is 52 cm long. A string is 39 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
6The red ribbon is 18 feet long. The blue ribbon is 39 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
7A blue rope is 16 inches long. A green rope is 5 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 97 inches long, then adds 40 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A blue rope is 70 cm long. A green rope is 41 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
10A rope is 23 meters long. A string is 19 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
11A rope is 79 inches long. A string is 3 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 69 meters long and cuts off 49 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 9 cm
- 2. 72 cm
- 3. 96 meters
- 4. 60 inches
- 5. 13 cm
- 6. 57 feet
- 7. 11 inches
- 8. 137 inches
- 9. 29 cm
- 10. 4 meters
- 11. 76 inches
- 12. 20 meters
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