πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Penny the Panda cut 13 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 11 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Two sticks laid end to end are 39 cm long. One stick is 9 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
3The red ribbon is 8 meters long. The blue ribbon is 52 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
4A rope is 21 meters long. A string is 3 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
5The red ribbon is 8 meters long. The blue ribbon is 22 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
6A blue rope is 73 meters long. A green rope is 69 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
7The red ribbon is 16 feet long. The blue ribbon is 17 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A rope is 91 feet long. A string is 22 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Two sticks laid end to end are 33 inches long. One stick is 20 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Ollie the Owl cut 14 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 53 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
11A rope is 74 feet long. A string is 64 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A blue rope is 14 cm long. A green rope is 3 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 24 inches
- 2. 30 cm
- 3. 60 meters
- 4. 18 meters
- 5. 30 meters
- 6. 4 meters
- 7. 33 feet
- 8. 69 feet
- 9. 13 inches
- 10. 67 cm
- 11. 10 feet
- 12. 11 cm
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