πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Astro Ana builds a train of blocks 82 feet long, then adds 39 feet more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Penny the Panda cut 21 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 5 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Comet Kim cut 26 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 11 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
4The red ribbon is 19 cm long. The blue ribbon is 25 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
5Astro Ana has a ribbon 19 feet long and cuts off 16 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
6The red ribbon is 11 cm long. The blue ribbon is 70 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Fifi the Fox cut 19 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 50 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Captain Nova has a ribbon 91 inches long and cuts off 55 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Lily has a ribbon 45 inches long and cuts off 34 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Penny the Panda cut 53 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 38 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
11The red ribbon is 7 inches long. The blue ribbon is 58 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Two sticks laid end to end are 79 meters long. One stick is 42 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 121 feet
- 2. 26 inches
- 3. 37 inches
- 4. 44 cm
- 5. 3 feet
- 6. 81 cm
- 7. 69 inches
- 8. 36 inches
- 9. 11 inches
- 10. 91 meters
- 11. 65 inches
- 12. 37 meters
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