πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.MD.B.5
🎀 Length stories
Length story problems
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1The red ribbon is 2 feet long. The blue ribbon is 61 feet longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ feet
2Benny the Bear has a ribbon 10 feet long and cuts off 8 feet. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ feet
3Two sticks laid end to end are 70 meters long. One stick is 56 meters long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ meters
4Two sticks laid end to end are 96 feet long. One stick is 70 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
5The red ribbon is 63 inches long. The blue ribbon is 6 inches longer. How long is the blue ribbon?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Ollie the Owl has a ribbon 78 cm long and cuts off 59 cm. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ cm
7Comet Kim cut 3 inches off a ribbon. Now the ribbon is 15 inches long. How long was it at first?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Maya builds a train of blocks 20 cm long, then adds 9 cm more. How long is the train now?
Answer: ______________ cm
9Two sticks laid end to end are 38 feet long. One stick is 35 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
10Maya has a ribbon 21 inches long and cuts off 3 inches. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A blue rope is 17 feet long. A green rope is 9 feet shorter. How long is the green rope?
Answer: ______________ feet
12Two sticks laid end to end are 62 feet long. One stick is 56 feet long. How long is the other stick?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Length stories
- 1. 63 feet
- 2. 2 feet
- 3. 14 meters
- 4. 26 feet
- 5. 69 inches
- 6. 19 cm
- 7. 18 inches
- 8. 29 cm
- 9. 3 feet
- 10. 18 inches
- 11. 8 feet
- 12. 6 feet
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