πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A rope is 95 cm long. A string is 36 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
2Leo has a ribbon 80 cm long and cuts off 67 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 41 cm long, then adds 21 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
4A blue rope is 32 feet long. A green rope is 7 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
5Zoe has a ribbon 75 feet long and cuts off 25 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Benny the Bear has a ribbon 95 inches long and cuts off 87 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Leo cut 79 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 10 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Two sticks laid end to end are 82 inches long. One stick is 17 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Captain Nova has a ribbon 98 cm long and cuts off 62 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 74 meters long and cuts off 3 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Fifi the Fox cut 21 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 50 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Penny the Panda has a ribbon 24 feet long and cuts off 20 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 59 cm
- 2. 13 cm
- 3. 62 cm
- 4. 25 feet
- 5. 50 feet
- 6. 8 inches
- 7. 89 meters
- 8. 65 inches
- 9. 36 cm
- 10. 71 meters
- 11. 71 cm
- 12. 4 feet
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