πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya cut 88 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 3 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 91 cm long and cuts off 70 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Lily has a ribbon 58 meters long and cuts off 28 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Comet Kim cut 59 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 5 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A blue rope is 58 cm long. A green rope is 15 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Maya cut 29 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 19 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 52 inches long and cuts off 20 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Two sticks laid end to end are 10 cm long. One stick is 5 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
9Penny the Panda cut 38 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 27 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Maya has a ribbon 12 cm long and cuts off 9 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Two sticks laid end to end are 22 cm long. One stick is 3 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
12The red ribbon is 13 inches long. The blue ribbon is 31 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 91 inches
- 2. 21 cm
- 3. 30 meters
- 4. 64 feet
- 5. 43 cm
- 6. 48 meters
- 7. 32 inches
- 8. 5 cm
- 9. 65 meters
- 10. 3 cm
- 11. 19 cm
- 12. 44 inches
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