πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Comet Kim has a ribbon 38 inches long and cuts off 21 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 26 cm long and cuts off 13 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Ollie the Owl cut 30 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 42 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
4The red ribbon is 61 feet long. The blue ribbon is 21 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 39 cm long and cuts off 34 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 79 feet long, then adds 75 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 91 inches long, then adds 48 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Leo builds a train of blocks 45 feet long, then adds 2 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
9The red ribbon is 38 meters long. The blue ribbon is 20 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
10A rope is 23 inches long. A string is 6 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Two sticks laid end to end are 74 feet long. One stick is 44 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A rope is 31 inches long. A string is 14 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 17 inches
- 2. 13 cm
- 3. 72 cm
- 4. 82 feet
- 5. 5 cm
- 6. 154 feet
- 7. 139 inches
- 8. 47 feet
- 9. 58 meters
- 10. 17 inches
- 11. 30 feet
- 12. 17 inches
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