πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Astro Ana cut 25 feet off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 34 feet long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Leo has a ribbon 37 inches long and cuts off 15 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Two sticks laid end to end are 87 inches long. One stick is 43 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Penny the Panda has a ribbon 65 meters long and cuts off 54 meters. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meters
5The red ribbon is 64 inches long. The blue ribbon is 28 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Rocket Raj cut 30 cm off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 8 cm long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Two sticks laid end to end are 10 inches long. One stick is 2 inches long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Zoe builds a train of blocks 15 cm long, then adds 11 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
9Omar has a ribbon 58 inches long and cuts off 28 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Captain Nova has a ribbon 93 inches long and cuts off 33 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A rope is 44 feet long. A string is 38 feet long. How much longer is the rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Two sticks laid end to end are 20 meters long. One stick is 15 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 59 feet
- 2. 22 inches
- 3. 44 inches
- 4. 11 meters
- 5. 92 inches
- 6. 38 cm
- 7. 8 inches
- 8. 26 cm
- 9. 30 inches
- 10. 60 inches
- 11. 6 feet
- 12. 5 meters
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