πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Penny the Panda has a ribbon 83 cm long and cuts off 2 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
2Comet Kim has a ribbon 40 feet long and cuts off 35 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Two sticks laid end to end are 78 cm long. One stick is 57 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
4A blue rope is 80 meters long. A green rope is 55 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
5A rope is 10 inches long. A string is 8 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A rope is 87 meters long. A string is 80 meters long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Aiden cut 27 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 35 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Two sticks laid end to end are 28 meters long. One stick is 19 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Aiden builds a train of blocks 80 inches long, then adds 59 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Sam cut 64 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 25 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 97 cm long, then adds 51 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
12The red ribbon is 76 cm long. The blue ribbon is 6 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 81 cm
- 2. 5 feet
- 3. 21 cm
- 4. 25 meters
- 5. 2 inches
- 6. 7 meters
- 7. 62 inches
- 8. 9 meters
- 9. 139 inches
- 10. 89 cm
- 11. 148 cm
- 12. 82 cm
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