πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Benny the Bear cut 42 meters off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 22 meters long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ meters
2The red ribbon is 7 meters long. The blue ribbon is 31 meters longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ meters
3Two sticks laid end to end are 56 feet long. One stick is 15 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
4Omar builds a train of blocks 13 meters long, then adds 11 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5Captain Nova builds a train of blocks 43 meters long, then adds 7 meters more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ meters
6A rope is 14 feet long. A string is 9 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 66 cm long, then adds 9 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
8Ollie the Owl cut 5 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 80 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Penny the Panda cut 62 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 10 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Penny the Panda builds a train of blocks 94 cm long, then adds 64 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
11A rope is 71 feet long. A string is 67 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 100 meters long and cuts off 88 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 64 meters
- 2. 38 meters
- 3. 41 feet
- 4. 24 meters
- 5. 50 meters
- 6. 5 feet
- 7. 75 cm
- 8. 85 inches
- 9. 72 feet
- 10. 158 cm
- 11. 4 feet
- 12. 12 meters
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