πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Captain Nova cut 14 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 8 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
2The red ribbon is 24 feet long. The blue ribbon is 67 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Zoe has a ribbon 15 cm long and cuts off 10 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Astro Ana has a ribbon 65 meters long and cuts off 19 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 47 feet long, then adds 3 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Aiden cut 5 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 7 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Priya cut 47 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 4 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 41 inches long, then adds 30 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Fifi the Fox cut 4 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 28 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Priya has a ribbon 31 feet long and cuts off 18 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Captain Nova cut 38 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 5 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
12The red ribbon is 40 inches long. The blue ribbon is 9 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 22 cm
- 2. 91 feet
- 3. 5 cm
- 4. 46 meters
- 5. 50 feet
- 6. 12 meters
- 7. 51 meters
- 8. 71 inches
- 9. 32 feet
- 10. 13 feet
- 11. 43 cm
- 12. 49 inches
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