πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Comet Kim has a ribbon 58 inches long and cuts off 23 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 44 inches long and cuts off 42 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A rope is 96 inches long. A string is 9 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A rope is 13 meters long. A string is 6 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Omar cut 6 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 7 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
6Two sticks laid end to end are 42 inches long. One stick is 39 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A rope is 83 inches long. A string is 70 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Penny the Panda cut 36 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 47 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Maya has a ribbon 10 cm long and cuts off 8 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
10A blue rope is 29 meters long. A green rope is 22 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Two sticks laid end to end are 33 feet long. One stick is 25 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 71 meters long, then adds 3 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 35 inches
- 2. 2 inches
- 3. 87 inches
- 4. 7 meters
- 5. 13 feet
- 6. 3 inches
- 7. 13 inches
- 8. 83 meters
- 9. 2 cm
- 10. 7 meters
- 11. 8 feet
- 12. 74 meters
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