πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 35 inches long and cuts off 24 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 60 cm long, then adds 30 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
3A blue rope is 57 cm long. A green rope is 13 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
4A blue rope is 20 cm long. A green rope is 7 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
5Two sticks laid end to end are 17 cm long. One stick is 8 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Captain Nova has a ribbon 79 meters long and cuts off 26 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Omar cut 14 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 63 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
8The red ribbon is 24 feet long. The blue ribbon is 26 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
9Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 53 meters long and cuts off 24 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
10Two sticks laid end to end are 70 cm long. One stick is 17 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
11The red ribbon is 8 inches long. The blue ribbon is 72 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A rope is 82 feet long. A string is 3 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 11 inches
- 2. 90 cm
- 3. 44 cm
- 4. 13 cm
- 5. 9 cm
- 6. 53 meters
- 7. 77 cm
- 8. 50 feet
- 9. 29 meters
- 10. 53 cm
- 11. 80 inches
- 12. 79 feet
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