πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Astro Ana cut 20 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 3 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
2A blue rope is 61 cm long. A green rope is 54 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Priya cut 16 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 10 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
4A rope is 96 inches long. A string is 74 inches long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Leo has a ribbon 66 meters long and cuts off 38 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
6The red ribbon is 54 feet long. The blue ribbon is 43 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
7The red ribbon is 6 feet long. The blue ribbon is 10 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
8Priya builds a train of blocks 35 meters long, then adds 13 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
9A blue rope is 48 cm long. A green rope is 30 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
10Two sticks laid end to end are 92 meters long. One stick is 76 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
11A blue rope is 44 inches long. A green rope is 6 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Comet Kim has a ribbon 47 inches long and cuts off 4 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 23 meters
- 2. 7 cm
- 3. 26 cm
- 4. 22 inches
- 5. 28 meters
- 6. 97 feet
- 7. 16 feet
- 8. 48 meters
- 9. 18 cm
- 10. 16 meters
- 11. 38 inches
- 12. 43 inches
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