πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A blue rope is 55 inches long. A green rope is 51 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Penny the Panda cut 13 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 50 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Two sticks laid end to end are 62 inches long. One stick is 54 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Two sticks laid end to end are 66 inches long. One stick is 54 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
5The red ribbon is 26 cm long. The blue ribbon is 31 cm longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ cm
6Aiden cut 17 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 51 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
7Rocket Raj has a ribbon 23 cm long and cuts off 20 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Priya builds a train of blocks 85 inches long, then adds 10 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Penny the Panda cut 6 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 13 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Two sticks laid end to end are 77 feet long. One stick is 21 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
11Comet Kim has a ribbon 89 feet long and cuts off 51 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Penny the Panda cut 7 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 38 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 4 inches
- 2. 63 meters
- 3. 8 inches
- 4. 12 inches
- 5. 57 cm
- 6. 68 meters
- 7. 3 cm
- 8. 95 inches
- 9. 19 cm
- 10. 56 feet
- 11. 38 feet
- 12. 45 inches
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