πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam cut 35 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 37 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
2Two sticks laid end to end are 91 inches long. One stick is 86 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
3The red ribbon is 8 meters long. The blue ribbon is 4 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Comet Kim has a ribbon 76 feet long and cuts off 66 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 11 inches long, then adds 6 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 58 inches long and cuts off 34 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Penny the Panda has a ribbon 98 meters long and cuts off 8 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 50 inches long and cuts off 44 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A rope is 42 meters long. A string is 28 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
10A blue rope is 35 feet long. A green rope is 32 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
11The red ribbon is 14 meters long. The blue ribbon is 60 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
12The red ribbon is 39 cm long. The blue ribbon is 25 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 72 cm
- 2. 5 inches
- 3. 12 meters
- 4. 10 feet
- 5. 17 inches
- 6. 24 inches
- 7. 90 meters
- 8. 6 inches
- 9. 14 meters
- 10. 3 feet
- 11. 74 meters
- 12. 64 cm
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