πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1The red ribbon is 73 meters long. The blue ribbon is 6 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A blue rope is 33 meters long. A green rope is 12 meters shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Captain Nova has a ribbon 98 inches long and cuts off 28 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Rocket Raj cut 11 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 4 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
5The red ribbon is 40 inches long. The blue ribbon is 24 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A blue rope is 32 inches long. A green rope is 17 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Rocket Raj cut 23 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 49 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
8The red ribbon is 6 meters long. The blue ribbon is 13 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
9Omar builds a train of blocks 12 inches long, then adds 6 inches more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Two sticks laid end to end are 15 meters long. One stick is 11 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
11Benny the Bear cut 4 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 7 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
12Benny the Bear cut 31 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 43 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 79 meters
- 2. 21 meters
- 3. 70 inches
- 4. 15 cm
- 5. 64 inches
- 6. 15 inches
- 7. 72 feet
- 8. 19 meters
- 9. 18 inches
- 10. 4 meters
- 11. 11 cm
- 12. 74 feet
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