πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Fifi the Fox has a ribbon 61 feet long and cuts off 43 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A blue rope is 99 cm long. A green rope is 52 cm shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ cm
3Priya cut 25 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 54 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Zoe cut 5 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 43 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
5Aiden has a ribbon 42 meters long and cuts off 33 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
6Two sticks laid end to end are 90 cm long. One stick is 50 cm long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Lily has a ribbon 15 meters long and cuts off 5 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
8Penny the Panda has a ribbon 36 meters long and cuts off 19 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
9A rope is 88 feet long. A string is 38 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Zoe builds a train of blocks 58 cm long, then adds 6 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
11Comet Kim cut 9 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 4 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Lily cut 60 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 32 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 18 feet
- 2. 47 cm
- 3. 79 meters
- 4. 48 cm
- 5. 9 meters
- 6. 40 cm
- 7. 10 meters
- 8. 17 meters
- 9. 50 feet
- 10. 64 cm
- 11. 13 inches
- 12. 92 feet
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