πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Rocket Raj builds a train of blocks 84 meters long, then adds 50 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
2Ollie the Owl cut 48 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 15 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Comet Kim has a ribbon 29 meters long and cuts off 18 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
4The red ribbon is 49 meters long. The blue ribbon is 7 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Astro Ana cut 41 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 4 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A blue rope is 16 feet long. A green rope is 7 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
7The red ribbon is 14 inches long. The blue ribbon is 6 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A rope is 66 cm long. A string is 50 cm long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
9The red ribbon is 52 inches long. The blue ribbon is 15 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A blue rope is 99 inches long. A green rope is 44 inches shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Captain Nova has a ribbon 28 inches long and cuts off 7 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Penny the Panda cut 2 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 43 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 134 meters
- 2. 63 cm
- 3. 11 meters
- 4. 56 meters
- 5. 45 inches
- 6. 9 feet
- 7. 20 inches
- 8. 16 cm
- 9. 67 inches
- 10. 55 inches
- 11. 21 inches
- 12. 45 cm
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