πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden cut 9 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 52 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Aiden cut 22 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 8 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Rocket Raj has a ribbon 75 cm long and cuts off 67 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
4Aiden has a ribbon 46 cm long and cuts off 27 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
5Maya builds a train of blocks 19 inches long, then adds 16 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Two sticks laid end to end are 65 meters long. One stick is 15 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Maya cut 30 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 7 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
8A rope is 87 inches long. A string is 55 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Maya has a ribbon 41 inches long and cuts off 38 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Astro Ana cut 27 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 14 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
11The red ribbon is 56 inches long. The blue ribbon is 11 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Fifi the Fox builds a train of blocks 39 inches long, then adds 12 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 61 inches
- 2. 30 meters
- 3. 8 cm
- 4. 19 cm
- 5. 35 inches
- 6. 50 meters
- 7. 37 meters
- 8. 32 inches
- 9. 3 inches
- 10. 41 inches
- 11. 67 inches
- 12. 51 inches
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