πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe cut 12 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 38 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
2A rope is 93 inches long. A string is 70 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Astro Ana cut 10 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 45 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Omar cut 19 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 3 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 89 cm long, then adds 6 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Benny the Bear cut 9 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 7 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Rocket Raj cut 30 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 5 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
8A rope is 61 inches long. A string is 59 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Sam cut 72 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 12 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Two sticks laid end to end are 26 cm long. One stick is 8 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Ollie the Owl builds a train of blocks 95 meters long, then adds 3 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
12Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 54 cm long, then adds 32 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 50 cm
- 2. 23 inches
- 3. 55 feet
- 4. 22 inches
- 5. 95 cm
- 6. 16 feet
- 7. 35 meters
- 8. 2 inches
- 9. 84 cm
- 10. 18 cm
- 11. 98 meters
- 12. 86 cm
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