πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily has a ribbon 37 inches long and cuts off 3 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Benny the Bear builds a train of blocks 35 inches long, then adds 24 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Zoe has a ribbon 93 inches long and cuts off 25 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Two sticks laid end to end are 91 cm long. One stick is 59 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
5Omar cut 6 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 21 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Sam has a ribbon 53 meters long and cuts off 17 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Benny the Bear cut 63 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 20 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
8A rope is 57 inches long. A string is 29 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Two sticks laid end to end are 12 inches long. One stick is 10 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
10The red ribbon is 8 inches long. The blue ribbon is 5 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A rope is 19 feet long. A string is 12 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Priya cut 41 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 3 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 34 inches
- 2. 59 inches
- 3. 68 inches
- 4. 32 cm
- 5. 27 meters
- 6. 36 meters
- 7. 83 cm
- 8. 28 inches
- 9. 2 inches
- 10. 13 inches
- 11. 7 feet
- 12. 44 cm
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